AdvertisingAs a writer of pathbreaking modernist short fiction, Zacharia went on to hone Malayalam into a lean, flab-free precision. AdvertisingThe Secret History of Compassion is the longest work of fiction Zacharia has written — he has never written a novel in Malayalam. He was not a prolific writer, writing a maximum of two stories a year. There, he came in touch with a group of other Malayalam writers, including OV Vijayan, Anand and M Mukundan. That is, perhaps, the gospel, according to Paul Zacharia.

Source: Indian Express February 17, 2019 00:22 UTC