Anees Salim is an Indian author best known for his books Vanity Bagh, The Blind Lady's Descendants and The Small Town Sea. Born in the sea-town of Varkala in south Kerala, he now lives in Kochi where he works as an advertising professional. He won the Sahitya Akademi Award for The Blind Lady's Descendants in 2018, becoming only the fourth Malayalee in history to win the award for an English work. [1] Some of his columns have appeared in The Indian Express . [2] Noted for his spare, precise prose, Salim is one of the most important figures of twenty-first century Indian writing in English.
Anees Salim was born in Varkala, a small town in Kerala, in 1970. In an interview to The Hindu , Salim says he inherited his love for words from his father who used to work in West Asia. [3] Salim is the Executive Creative Director for FCB Ulka, the multi-national advertising firm, and lives in Kochi. Despite his background in PR and advertising, Salim makes a point of avoiding promotional tours and speaking at literary festivals. [3]
In an interview to the Earthen Lamp Journal, [4] Salim talks about how his first two novels were rejected by publishers. It was his third book, Tales from a Vending Machine, that helped his career as a writer take off. Sold to a publisher within a week, it renewed interest in his other works and, as Salim says, "fetched me four book deals." [5] [6]
15.https://thewire.in/books/interview-anees-salim-religious-polarisation-family-dynamics 16.https://scroll.in/article/1015654/i-dont-see-death-as-the-end-but-the-beginning-writer-anees-salim
17.https://www.hindustantimes.com/books/interview-anees-salim-author-of-the-odd-book-of-baby-names-humour-runs-on-a-parallel-track-101641566450475.html 18. https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-can-talk-for-the-author-anees-salim/article38272851.ece 19. https://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/books/2021/dec/12/i-write-to-calm-myself-down-2393968.html 20. https://thepunchmagazine.com/the-byword/interviews/anees-salim-amp-lsquo-surrounded-by-people-we-mimic-normalcy-in-private-we-are-all-oddballs-amp-rsquo 21. https://www.theweek.in/theweek/leisure/2022/09/17/anees-salim-returns-to-his-obsession-with-death-in-his-new-book.html 22. https://www.grazia.co.in/lifestyle/culture/anees-salim-gets-candid-about-his-coming-of-age-novel-by-the-sea-9933.html 23. https://openthemagazine.com/lounge/books/anees-salim-the-heirs-of-the-king/ 24. https://caravanmagazine.in/tag/anees-salim 25. https://dailygoodmorningkashmir.com/anees-salim-a-muslim-star-on-indian-literary-firmament/ 26. https://www.platform-mag.com/literature/anees-salim.html 27. https://bombaylitmag.com/anees-salim-interviewed-by-tblm-staff/ 28. https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai-guide/famous-personalities/article/the-curious-case-of-anees-salim-16233196 29. https://www.business-standard.com/article/beyond-business/i-m-brimming-with-sadness-writing-alleviates-pain-novelist-anees-salim-118122900579_1.html 30. https://www.forbesindia.com/article/think/labels-and-rebels-in-anees-salims-novels/40437/1 31. https://www.deccanchronicle.com/sunday-chronicle/shelf-life/020717/i-like-to-keep-my-world-small-and-quiet-says-anees-salim.html 32. https://www.firstpost.com/living/sahitya-akademi-winner-anees-salim-on-staying-away-from-public-eye-value-of-awards-and-solitude-5790701.html 33. https://www.asianage.com/age-on-sunday/030219/small-town-tales.html 34. https://www.khaleejtimes.com/wknd/i-always-wanted-to-be-invisible-anees-salim 35. https://www.readersdigest.in/culturescape/story-anees-salims-list-of-favourites-124631 36. https://www.worldliteraturetoday.org/blog/book-reviews/coming-age-story-muslim-boy-wins-indias-highest-literary-prize-leeya-mehta
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