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'''Altaf Tyrewala''' (born 1977) is an Indian, English-language author and columnist. He lives in [[Dallas]] and works in the elearning industry. Altaf was born in [[Byculla]], [[Mumbai]] in a [[Khoja|Khoja Ismaili]] family. He did his schooling at [[St. Mary's School, Mumbai|St. Mary's ICSE]], [[Mazagaon]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Mahanagari of missed chances|url=http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/the-mahanagari-of-missed-chances/article7941934.ece|website=The Hindu|publisher=The Hindu|accessdate=19 August 2017}}</ref> He studied advertising and marketing in [[New York City]], and earned a BBA from [[Baruch College]] in 1999 before returning to Mumbai to work on his critically acclaimed debut novel "No God in Sight".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://in.rediff.com/news/2005/dec/07spec1.htm|title=Terror, riots, No God in Sight|accessdate=2008-12-29}}</ref> The book has been translated into Marathi, German, French, Spanish, Italian and Dutch, and published in the US and Canada. In 2012, he published "The Ministry of Hurt Sentiments" and a collection of short stories "Engglishhh" in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kitaab interview with Altaf Tyrewala: Never think of a short story in isolation|url=https://kitaab.org/2014/09/14/kitaab-interview-with-altaf-tyrewala-never-think-of-a-short-story-in-isolation/|website=kitaab.org|accessdate=19 August 2017}}</ref>

Tyrewala's short stories have been included in several Indian and international anthologies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tehelka.com/story_main41.asp?filename=hub100109siddhartha.asp|title=Siddhartha|accessdate=2008-12-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081224013011/http://www.tehelka.com/story_main41.asp?filename=hub100109siddhartha.asp|archive-date=24 December 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> His work has been hailed as "more sophisticated and universal than [[Aravind Adiga|Adiga’s]]" by some critics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/2008/12/26214658/The-year-we-reclaimed-our-Engl.html|title=The year we reclaimed our English|accessdate=2008-12-29}}</ref>

Tyrewala is a member of the board of advisors for the [[Literary magazine|literary journal]] [[The Bombay Review]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thebombayreview.com/board-of-advisors/|title=Board of Advisors|date=2016-04-12|work=THE BOMBAY REVIEW|access-date=2017-08-19|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Bibliography ==
* [https://www.amazon.com/No-God-Sight-Altaf-Tyrewala/dp/1596921943 No God In Sight], MacAdam/Cage, 2006
* [https://harpercollins.co.in/book/ministry-of-hurt-sentiments-2/ Ministry of Hurt Sentiments], Harper Collins India, 2012
* [http://www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/mumbai-noir/ Mumbai Noir], Akashic, 2012 (editor)
* [https://harpercollins.co.in/book/engglishhh-fictional-dispatches-from-a-hyperreal-nation/ Engglishhh], Harper Collins India, 2014

==External links==
* [http://www.kalpana.it/eng/writer/sunil_deepak/altaf_tyrewala.htm Meeting the Writer], an interview with Altaf Tyrewala on his visit to Italy in January, 2008.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081028003736/http://www.booksweb.tv/content/show/ContentId/584 Video interview with Altaf Tyrewala].
* [http://www.complete-review.com/reviews/india/tyrewala.htm The complete review's Review].

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