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== Life == |
== Life == |
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He was born in [[Meghalaya]] and grew up in [[Shillong]] in northeastern India. He was educated in India and at [[Columbia University]],<ref name="TheHindu">{{cite web|title=A first-timer with a point of view...|url=http://hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/09/26/stories/2002092600500100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031019151928/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/09/26/stories/2002092600500100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 19, 2003|access-date=18 May 2014|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=Sep 26, 2002}}</ref> US. Deb began his career in journalism as a sports journalist in Calcutta in 1994 before moving to Delhi to continue regular journalism until 1998.<ref name="brooklynrail1">{{cite web|last=Sherman |first=Scott |url=http://brooklynrail.org/2011/09/express/winners-and-losers-in-the-new-indiasiddhartha-deb-with-scott-sherman |title=Winners And Losers in The 'New India': Siddhartha Deb With Scott Sherman |date=5 September 2011 |publisher=The Brooklyn Rail |access-date=23 April 2013}}</ref> His first novel, ''The Point of Return'', is semi-autobiographical in nature and is set in a fictional hill-station that closely resembles [[Shillong]] in India's Northeast. His second novel, ''Surface'', also set in Northeast India, is about a disillusioned [[Sikh]] journalist. His first non-fiction book, ''The Beautiful And the Damned: A Portrait of the New India'' was published in June 2011 by [[Viking Penguin]]. He has also contributed to ''[[The Boston Globe]]'', ''[[The Guardian]]'', ''[[The Nation]]'', ''[[New Statesman]]'', ''[[Harper's]]'', the ''[[London Review of Books]]'', and ''[[The Times Literary Supplement]]''. He currently teaches creative writing at [[The New School]] in New York.<ref name="brooklynrail1" /><ref>{{cite web|author=Siddhartha Deb |url=http://www.harpercollins.com/author/index.aspx?authorID=24576 |title=Siddhartha Deb from HarperCollins Publishers |publisher=Harpercollins.com |date=24 March 2010 |access-date=23 April 2013}}</ref> |
He was born in [[Meghalaya]] and grew up in [[Shillong]] in northeastern India. He was educated in India and at [[Columbia University]],<ref name="TheHindu">{{cite web|title=A first-timer with a point of view...|url=http://hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/09/26/stories/2002092600500100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031019151928/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/09/26/stories/2002092600500100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 19, 2003|access-date=18 May 2014|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=Sep 26, 2002}}</ref> US. Deb began his career in journalism as a sports journalist in Calcutta in 1994 before moving to Delhi to continue regular journalism until 1998.<ref name="brooklynrail1">{{cite web|last=Sherman |first=Scott |url=http://brooklynrail.org/2011/09/express/winners-and-losers-in-the-new-indiasiddhartha-deb-with-scott-sherman |title=Winners And Losers in The 'New India': Siddhartha Deb With Scott Sherman |date=5 September 2011 |publisher=The Brooklyn Rail |access-date=23 April 2013}}</ref> His first novel, ''The Point of Return'', is semi-autobiographical in nature and is set in a fictional hill-station that closely resembles [[Shillong]] in India's Northeast. His second novel, ''Surface'', also set in Northeast India, is about a disillusioned [[Sikh]] journalist. His first non-fiction book, ''The Beautiful And the Damned: A Portrait of the New India'' was published in June 2011 by [[Viking Penguin]]. His novel ''The Light at the End of the World'' was published in 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Verghese |first=Abraham |date=2023-05-30 |title=An Outsider’s History of India, in a Hallucinatory Novel |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/30/books/review/siddhartha-deb-light-at-the-end-of-the-world.html |access-date=2023-08-21 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> He has also contributed to ''[[The Boston Globe]]'', ''[[The Guardian]]'', ''[[The Nation]]'', ''[[New Statesman]]'', ''[[Harper's]]'', the ''[[London Review of Books]]'', and ''[[The Times Literary Supplement]]''. He currently teaches creative writing at [[The New School]] in New York.<ref name="brooklynrail1" /><ref>{{cite web|author=Siddhartha Deb |url=http://www.harpercollins.com/author/index.aspx?authorID=24576 |title=Siddhartha Deb from HarperCollins Publishers |publisher=Harpercollins.com |date=24 March 2010 |access-date=23 April 2013}}</ref> |
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==Awards and honors== |
==Awards and honors== |
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| Born | 1970 (age 53–54) Meghalaya, India |
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| Language | English |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
| Notable awards | PEN/Open Book 2012 The Beautiful and the Damned |
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Siddhartha Deb (born 1970) is an Indian author.
Life
He was born in Meghalaya and grew up in Shillong in northeastern India. He was educated in India and at Columbia University,[1] US. Deb began his career in journalism as a sports journalist in Calcutta in 1994 before moving to Delhi to continue regular journalism until 1998.[2] His first novel, The Point of Return, is semi-autobiographical in nature and is set in a fictional hill-station that closely resembles Shillong in India's Northeast. His second novel, Surface, also set in Northeast India, is about a disillusioned Sikh journalist. His first non-fiction book, The Beautiful And the Damned: A Portrait of the New India was published in June 2011 by Viking Penguin. His novel The Light at the End of the World was published in 2023.[3] He has also contributed to The Boston Globe, The Guardian, The Nation, New Statesman, Harper's, the London Review of Books, and The Times Literary Supplement. He currently teaches creative writing at The New School in New York.[2][4]
Awards and honors
- 2012 PEN/Open Book, The Beautiful and the Damned: Life in the New India
- 2012 Orwell Prize (shortlist), The Beautiful and the Damned: Life in the New India
Bibliography
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Fiction
- The Point of Return. HarperCollins. 2003. ISBN 978-0060501532.
- An Outline of the Republic. HarperCollins. 2005. ISBN 0060501553. published by Picador in the UK as Surface.
- Fraternity. Toluca Editions. 2007. a collaborative project published as a limited edition book with photographer Mitch Epstein
- Deb, Siddhartha (30 May 2023). The Light at the End of the World. National Geographic Books. ISBN 978-1-64129-466-9. [5][6][7]
Non-fiction
- The Beautiful and the Damned : Life in the New India. Viking Penguin. 2011. ISBN 978-0865478626.
Articles
- Siddartha Deb (January 2009). "Letter from Manipur: Nowhere land: Along India's border, a forgotten Burmese rebellion". Harper's Magazine. 318 (1904): 43–50.
See also
References
- ^ "A first-timer with a point of view..." The Hindu. 26 September 2002. Archived from the original on 19 October 2003. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ a b Sherman, Scott (5 September 2011). "Winners And Losers in The 'New India': Siddhartha Deb With Scott Sherman". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ Verghese, Abraham (30 May 2023). "An Outsider's History of India, in a Hallucinatory Novel". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ Siddhartha Deb (24 March 2010). "Siddhartha Deb from HarperCollins Publishers". Harpercollins.com. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ Verghese, Abraham (30 May 2023). "An Outsider's History of India, in a Hallucinatory Novel". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ^ Sacks, Sam (2 June 2023). "Fiction: Siddhartha Deb's 'The Light at the End of the World'". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ^ THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE WORLD | Kirkus Reviews.
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