Konangi (b.1958) is the pen name of the Tamil

Tamil language

Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...

 writer Ilango. He was born and currently lives in Kovilpatti

Kovilpatti

Kovilpatti , also known as Covilpatti, is a special grade municipality in Thoothukudi District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Belongs to Kovilpatti constituency...

, Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...

. He has published five short story collections and two novels. His works are characterised by extremely dense imageries and emphasis on language rather than the plot. His work belongs to the less popular 'serious literature genre' in Tamil which is mostly published in literary magazines and only occasionally in popular magazines and newspapers with wider circulation.

Short story collections

• Mathinimarkal Kathai (மதினிமார்கள் கதை)
• Kollanin Aru Penmakkal (கொல்லனின் ஆறு பெண்மக்கள்)
• Bommaigal udaipadum nagaram (பொம்மைகள் உடைபடும் நகரம்)
• PattupUchikal uRangkum Munram Jamam (பட்டுப்பூச்சிகள் உறங்கும் மூன்றாம் ஜாமம்)
• Uppukkaththiyil Maraiyum Siruththai (உப்புக்கத்தியில் மறையும் சிறுத்தை)
• Irulva Mouthigam (இருள்வ மௌத்திகம்)
• Salon Narkaliyil Sulandrapadi (சலூன் நாற்காலியில் சுழன்றபடி)