Sarah Thankam Mathews

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Sarah Thankam Mathews
Born
Bangalore, India
Alma mater Iowa Writer's Workshop
Notable work"All This Could Be Different"
Website https://www.smathewss.com/

Sarah Thankam Mathews is an Indian-American novelist. Her debut novel, All This Could Be Different , was a finalist for the 2022 National Book Award for Fiction.

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Early life

Mathews was born in Bangalore, India to Malayali parents. [1] Her parents quickly moved with her to Muscat, Oman where she was raised in a tight-knit Indian enclave. [1]

She moved to the United States with her family when she was 17. [1] [2] [3] She attended college at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, [4] where she served as president of the Wisconsin Union Directorate in 2012–2013. [5] [6] She subsequently attended the Iowa Writers Workshop as a Rona Jaffe Fellow [7] .

Career

Mathews' first novel, All This Could Be Different, was published by Penguin Books in 2022. The novel centers a South Asian queer protagonist who is navigating love, friendship, and career in Milwaukee during the Great Recession and the Obama presidency. [2] [8] [9] The novel was received with critical acclaim and was a finalist for the 2022 National Book Award. [2] [10]

Mathews was also previously a Margins Fellow at the Asian American Writers' Workshop [11] , and her short story, Rubberdust, was selected for The Best American Short Stories of 2020. [12] [13]

Personal life

Mathews lives in Brooklyn and considers Kerala to be her ancestral home. [1]

Published works

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 P, Jinoy Jose (2022-10-18). "'Same-sex love has always existed, and it is a part of life'". frontline.thehindu.com. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  2. 1 2 3 Kumar, Arun (2022-10-11). "Sarah Thankam Mathews among 2022 National Book Awards finalists". The American Bazaar. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  3. ↑ "Pride Spotlight: Sarah Thankam Mathews' Novel and Politics Prove She Believes 'All This Could Be Different'". Observer. 2022-06-17. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  4. ↑ Provost, Megan. "The Roaring Twenties | On Wisconsin" . Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  5. ↑ Mathews, Sarah Thankam (29 June 2016). "This Land Is Our Land, Donald Trump". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  6. ↑ Mathews, Sarah (2012). "Inspire Community Through a Sense of Place". Wisconsin Union Annual. p. 5.
  7. ↑ "Sarah Thankam Mathews | Kenyon Review Author". The Kenyon Review. Retrieved 2025-03-09.
  8. ↑ "Sarah Thankam Mathews' 6 favorite books about life-changing experiences and self discovery". The Week. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  9. ↑ "Sarah Thankam Mathews Has Written One of the Buzziest, Most Human Novels of the Year". Vogue. 2022-08-18. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  10. ↑ Briefly reviewed in the September 5, 2022 issue of The New Yorker , p.59.
  11. ↑ "Introducing the 2020 AAWW Margins Fellows". Asian American Writers' Workshop. 2020-01-08. Retrieved 2025-03-10.
  12. ↑ "Malayali novelist Sarah Thankam Mathews shortlisted for America's prestigious literary prize". OnManorama. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  13. ↑ "Sarah Thankam Mathews' Debut Novel, 'All This Could Be Different,' Isn't Your Average Coming-of-Age Book". Shondaland. 2022-08-03. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
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