Priya Basil
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Priya Basil (born 1977 in London, England) is a British author. She grew up in Kenya, returning to the UK to study English Literature at the University of Bristol. She had a career in advertising before becoming a full time writer.
Her first novel, Ishq and Mushq, was published in 2007 [1]. It came second in the World Book Day "Book to Talk About 2008" [2] competition. The novel was also short-listed for a Commonwealth Writer’s Prize [3], and long-listed for the Dylan Thomas Award [4] and the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award [5]. Ishq and Mushq was translated into Dutch [6], Portuguese [7], Russian [8] and Serbian [9].
Her second novel, The Obscure Logic of the Heart [10], will be published in June 2010.
Bibliography
- Ishq and Mushq (Hardback ISBN: 0385611420, Paperback ISBN: 0552773840)
- The Obscure Logic of the Heart (Hardback ISBN: 0385611447)
External Links
Videos
- Priya Basil On Reading and Writing [11]
Reviews
- Brinda Bose, India Today (26.3.2007) "Spice Route to Soul" [12]
- Margaret Forster on Ishq and Mushq: "Priya Basil has something all of her own, an emotional intensity and flashes of imagination. She is anyone’s equal. I greatly admired and enjoyed this novel." [13]
Articles
- Shanghai City Weekend Editor "emilyc"'s Live-Blog on Ishq and Mushq [14]
- Priya Basil on Pushing the Limit and Life as Translation, Chronicles, Crossing Border Festival, The Hague (November 2007) [15]
Notes
- ^ [1] Transworld (Publisher)
- ^ [2] Book to Talk About 2008
- ^ [3] Commonwealth Writer's Prize 2008
- ^ [4] Dylan Thomas Award 2008
- ^ [5] Impac Award 2009
- ^ [6] Arena (Publisher)
- ^ [7] Nova Fronteira (Publisher)
- ^ [8] ACT (Publisher)
- ^ [9] Book & Marso (Publisher)
- ^ [10] Transworld (Publisher)
- ^ [11] PriyaBasilChannel, YouTube, 21.2.2010
- ^ [12] India Today, 26.3.2007
- ^ [13] Dipnet.org, 2007
- ^ [14] Shanghai City Magazine, 8.3.2008
- ^ [15] Crossing Border Festival, November 2007
References
- http://www.priyabasil.com
- http://www.impacdublinaward.ie/2009/Longlist.htm
- http://www.commonwealthfoundation.com/culturediversity/writersprize/2008/shortlists/
- http://www.thedylanthomasprize.com/downloads.htm
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2007/mar/25/fiction.features7
- http://www.depers.nl/cultuur/123498/Mijn-achtergrond-kan-inspirerend-zijn.html (Dutch language quotes from Priya Basil)