Goa: For me, language and literature is a means, not the goal itself; means improving quality of life.
I have never written in hopes of seeking fame or readers.
This gives me excitement, no doubt, when others read my works, but I find a great fulfillment if the reader identifies with him (a piece of literature) and tries to change the way, “said the leading writer Damodar Mauzo told toI Interviews Never stopped ringing by grinning the branded ear-to-ears The author wrote in Konkani, who was disagilized n in July 2010.
Jnanpith’s award, starting in 1961, was presented to the author “his extraordinary contribution to literature”.
The two personality attributes have been reflected in the work of Literature Mauzo.
The award-winning Sahitya Academy likes to describe itself as a perfectionist, people who pay attention to details and “try to be as perfect as possible.” For him, accuracy is sacred.
“I tried to find the shortest way to do something.
My personality aspect has crawled into my writings.
After you know where you are going, you can find the shortest route to reach there.
Therefore, I call myself a story writer Short.
Apart from my short story length – some of them an average of 35 pages – everything suits the definition of a short story, “Mauzo told Toi.
His works have been translated into at least 12 languages, including English and Hindi, and who have made Mauzo attack chords with other regional readers and writers.
Mauzo holds that while the nuances and differences in language and dialect are lost in translation, there is no loss in the appeal of the content.
What distinguishes the work of Mauzo from Konkani Litterateurs is that most of his writings describe the lifestyle of the Catholic community in a very realistic way.
Bonhomies who share between Hindu and Catholic communities in Goa are also striking and effectively described in most of his works.
His first novel, ‘Karmelin’ (1981), who won the 1983 academy sahitya gift, described the trial and tribulation of Goan women who worked as a child caregiver in the Gulf countries.
“There has never been any subject into any language, even even in the literature of Kerala.
For the first time in the history of Konkani literature, the Catholic community is reflected in Karmelin,” is what Mauzo said about his award-winning work.