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Jeet Thayil
Indian writer (born 1959) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jeet Thayil (born 1959) is an Indian poet,[1] novelist, librettist and musician. He is the author of several poetry collections, including These Errors Are Correct (2008), which won the Sahitya Akademi Award.[2] His first novel, Narcopolis, (2012), won the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature,[3] and was shortlisted for the 2012 Man Booker Prize[4][2] and The Hindu Literary Prize.[5][6]
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Born | 1959 (age 64ā65) Mamalassery, Kerala, India |
Occupation | Author, Journalist, Poet, Musician, Guitarist |
Language | English |
Alma mater | Sarah Lawrence College (MFA) |
Notable works | These Errors Are Correct (2008) Narcopolis (2012) |
Notable awards | Sahitya Akademi Award DSC Prize for South Asian Literature |
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