Kishwar Desai
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Kishwar Desai (née Rosha) (born 1 December 1956) is an Indian author and columnist. Her first novel, Witness the Night, won the Costa Book Award in 2010 for Best First Novel and has been translated into over 25 languages. It was also shortlisted for the Author's Club First Novel Award and longlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize.[1][2] Her novel Origins of Love, published in June 2012, was critically acclaimed.[3][4][5] The Sea of Innocence, published in 2014 in India as well as in the UK and Australia, was widely discussed as it dealt with the issue of gang rape. Desai also has a biography, Darlingji: The True Love Story of Nargis and Sunil Dutt, to her credit.[6] She wrote her latest book in 2020, released on 28 December, titled, The Longest Kiss.
Kishwar Desai | |
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Born | Kishwar Rosha (1956-12-01) 1 December 1956 (age 67) |
Alma mater | Lady Shri Ram College |
Occupation | Author |
Spouse | Lord Desai |
Website | www |