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Neel Mukherjee (writer)

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Neel Mukherjee
Born1970
West Bengal, India
OccupationNovelist
LanguageEnglish
NationalityIndian
Alma materJadavpur University
University College, Oxford
Pembroke College, Cambridge
University of East Anglia
Notable worksA Life Apart, The Lives of Others
Notable awardsCrossword Book Award (2008)
Encore Award (2015)
Website
www.neelmukherjee.com

Neel Mukherjee (born 1970) is an Indian writer writing in English.[1] His book Past Continuous won the Vodafone-Crossword Book Award in 2008.[2] His book The Lives of Others was shortlisted for the 2014 Man Booker Prize. It was subsequently awarded to Richard Flanagan for his book The Narrow Road to the Deep North.[3]

Education

Mukherjee was educated at Don Bosco School, Park Circus, Kolkata. He studied English at Jadavpur University before proceeding to University College, Oxford on a Rhodes Scholarship where he studied English graduating in 1992. He completed his PhD at Pembroke College, Cambridge, and graduated with an MA in Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia in 2001.

Books

  • Past Continuous (published 19 January 2008)
  • A Life Apart (published 28 January 2010)
  • The Lives of Others (published 22 May 2014)

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b c "Neel Mukherjee (writer)". British Council. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  2. ^ a b "I wanted a gay protagonist in my novel: Neel Mukherjee". IBNLive. Jul 27, 2009. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Man Booker Prize: Howard Jacobson makes shortlist". BBC News. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Shortlist Announced for the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature". Asia Writes'. Oct 25, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
  5. ^ "2014 Winner". Encore Award. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  6. ^ "DSC Prize 2016 Finalists". 26 November 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.

Further reading

  • Harikrishnan, Charmy (October 6, 2014). "The life of Neel". Profile. India Today. 39 (40): 70–71. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |authormask= (help)
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