Manu Joseph
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| Born | Kottayam, Kerala, India |
| Education | Loyola College, Chennai |
| Occupation | Journalist and Author |
Manu Joseph (born 22 July 1974)[1][2] is an Indian journalist and writer. He is the former editor of Open magazine.
Life and career
Joseph was born in Kottayam, Kerala, and grew up in Chennai. He is a graduate of Loyola College, Chennai, and dropped out of Madras Christian College to become a staff writer at Society magazine.[2] He is a former editor of OPEN magazine, and a columnist for The International New York Times and The Hindustan Times. In 2007, he was a Chevening Scholar.[3] He currently lives in Delhi.[2] His debut novel Serious Men (2010) won The Hindu Literary Prize and the PEN/Open Book Award. The PEN jury described him as "...that rare bird who can wildly entertain the reader as forcefully as he moves them."
His second novel, The Illicit Happiness of Other People, was published in September 2012.[4] The semi-autobiographical[5] novel was described by The Wall Street Journal as a work that "injects dark, rueful laughter into an immensely touching story of loss”.
Awards and honours
- 2010 The Hindu Literary Prize won for Serious Men[6][7]
- 2010 Man Asian Literary Prize shortlisted for Serious Men[8]
- 2010 Huffington Post′s 10 best books of the year for Serious Men[citation needed]
- 2011 Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize shortlisted for Serious Men[9]
- 2011 PEN Open Book Award won for Serious Men[10]
- 2013 The Hindu Literary Prize shortlisted for The Illicit Happiness of Other People[11]
Resignation
On January 2014, Joseph resigned as editor of Open magazine.[12] Joseph's former colleague Hartosh Singh Bal wrote that while he appreciated the considerable independence Joseph would give to those working with him, he was also disappointed that Joseph did not stand up with greater strength to unreasonable demands and pressures of Open's management.[13]
Works
- Serious Men. Harper Collins India, 2010. ISBN 8172238525.
- The Illicit Happiness of Other People. Fourth Estate, 2012. ISBN 9350293641.
References
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- "Can you take it Manu Joseph?" newslaundry.com, 19 July 2012.
- Huffington Post interview, 18 September 2010.
- ↑ Manu Joseph at Goodreads.
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- ↑ Benedicte Page. "Manu Joseph's controversial tale of caste wins Indian literary prize", The Guardian, 2 November 2010.
- ↑ "Journalist's debut novel 'Serious Men' wins award" (3 November 2010). Mail Today (New Delhi). Retrieved 16 October 2012.
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