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	==Awards and honours==		==Awards and honours==
	*2013 - [[The Hindu Literary Prize\|''The Hindu'' Literary Prize]] for ''Vanity Bagh''.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.currentbooks.com/the-shortlist-for-the-hindu-best-fiction-prize-declared.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109165016/http://www.currentbooks.com/the-shortlist-for-the-hindu-best-fiction-prize-declared.html\|archive-date=9 November 2013\|title=The Shortlist for The Hindu Best Fiction Prize Declared\|work=Current Books \|date=9 November 2013 \|access-date=9 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/books/books-authors/the-hindu-prize-2013-shortlist/article5331260.ece \|title=The Hindu Prize 2013 Shortlist \|work=The Hindu \|author=Staff writer \|author-link=Staff writer \|date=9 November 2013 \|access-date=9 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/books/books-authors/anees-salim-bags-the-hindu-prize-for-best-fiction-2013/article5574489.ece?homepage=true \|title=Anees Salim bags The Hindu Prize for Best Fiction 2013 \|work=The Hindu \|author=Staff writer \|author-link=Staff writer \|date=14 January 2014 \|access-date=14 January 2014}}</ref> The prize was announced by novelist Jim ~~grace~~ in the valedictory function of the Hindu [[Lit for Life]] festival held in [[Chennai]] during 12–14 January 2014.		*2013 - [[The Hindu Literary Prize\|''The Hindu'' Literary Prize]] for ''Vanity Bagh''.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.currentbooks.com/the-shortlist-for-the-hindu-best-fiction-prize-declared.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109165016/http://www.currentbooks.com/the-shortlist-for-the-hindu-best-fiction-prize-declared.html\|archive-date=9 November 2013\|title=The Shortlist for The Hindu Best Fiction Prize Declared\|work=Current Books \|date=9 November 2013 \|access-date=9 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/books/books-authors/the-hindu-prize-2013-shortlist/article5331260.ece \|title=The Hindu Prize 2013 Shortlist \|work=The Hindu \|author=Staff writer \|author-link=Staff writer \|date=9 November 2013 \|access-date=9 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/books/books-authors/anees-salim-bags-the-hindu-prize-for-best-fiction-2013/article5574489.ece?homepage=true \|title=Anees Salim bags The Hindu Prize for Best Fiction 2013 \|work=The Hindu \|author=Staff writer \|author-link=Staff writer \|date=14 January 2014 \|access-date=14 January 2014}}</ref> The prize was announced by novelist [[Jim Crace]] in the valedictory function of the Hindu [[Lit for Life]] festival held in [[Chennai]] during 12–14 January 2014.
	*2015 - [[Crossword Book Award]] in Indian Fiction for ''The Blind Lady’s Descendants''<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://kitaab.org/2015/04/29/india-raymond-crossword-book-award-2014-winners-announced/ \|title=India: Raymond Crossword Book Award 2014 winners announced \|work=kitaab.org \|author=Zafar Anjum \|date=29 April 2015 \|access-date=29 April 2015}}</ref>		*2015 - [[Crossword Book Award]] in Indian Fiction for ''The Blind Lady’s Descendants''<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://kitaab.org/2015/04/29/india-raymond-crossword-book-award-2014-winners-announced/ \|title=India: Raymond Crossword Book Award 2014 winners announced \|work=kitaab.org \|author=Zafar Anjum \|date=29 April 2015 \|access-date=29 April 2015}}</ref>
	*2017 - Bangalore Atta Galatta Literature Book Festival's Best Fiction (English) for ''The Small Town Sea''<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/atta-galatta-bangalore-literature-festival-book-prize-2017-announced/article19898683.ece\|title=Atta Galatta-Bangalore Literature Festival Book Prize 2017 announced\|author=Staff Reporter\|date=2017-10-21\|work=The Hindu\|access-date=2017-11-26\|language=en-IN\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>		*2017 - Bangalore Atta Galatta Literature Book Festival's Best Fiction (English) for ''The Small Town Sea''<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/atta-galatta-bangalore-literature-festival-book-prize-2017-announced/article19898683.ece\|title=Atta Galatta-Bangalore Literature Festival Book Prize 2017 announced\|author=Staff Reporter\|date=2017-10-21\|work=The Hindu\|access-date=2017-11-26\|language=en-IN\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
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	*''The Blind Lady’s Descendants'' (2014)		*''The Blind Lady’s Descendants'' (2014)
	*''The Small-Town Sea'' (2017)		*''The Small-Town Sea'' (2017)
			*''The Odd Book of Baby Names'' (2021)

	==References==		==References==
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'''Anees Salim''' is an Indian author known for his books like ''Vanity Bagh, The Blind Lady's Descendants'' and ''the Small Town Sea.'' He is from the town of [[Varkala]], and now lives in [[Kochi]], Kerala. 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2018/dec/07/akademi-award-raises-readers-expectations-anees-1908258.html|title=Kerala: Akademi Award raises readers’ expectations, says Anees Salim|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2018-12-19}}</ref> Some of his columns have appeared in newspaper ''[[The Indian Express]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/profile/columnist/anees-salim/|title=Anees Salim|date=2017-12-17|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=2018-12-19}}</ref>

==Life and career==
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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/living-with-words/article4098258.ece|title=Living with words|last=Balakrishnan|first=Suneetha|date=2012-11-15|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-12-19|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Salim is the Creative Director for [[FCB (advertising agency)|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.<ref name=":0" />

In an interview to the ''Earthen Lamp Journal'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.earthenlampjournal.com/issue5/interview.php?interview_id=8|title=Earthen Lamp Journal|website=www.earthenlampjournal.com|access-date=2018-12-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910183931/http://www.earthenlampjournal.com/issue5/interview.php?interview_id=8|archive-date=10 September 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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."<ref name="Hindu">{{cite web|last=Balakrishnan|first=Suneetha|title=Living with Words|url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/books/living-with-words/article4098258.ece|work=The Hindu|access-date=2 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-27/kochi/34126182_1_kochi-publishers-amaryllis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130803152058/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-27/kochi/34126182_1_kochi-publishers-amaryllis |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 August 2013 |title=Kochi writer hits the Inglish jackpot |author=Preetha T S |date=27 September 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=9 November 2013}}</ref>

==Awards and honours==
*2013 - [[The Hindu Literary Prize|''The Hindu'' Literary Prize]] for ''Vanity Bagh''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.currentbooks.com/the-shortlist-for-the-hindu-best-fiction-prize-declared.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109165016/http://www.currentbooks.com/the-shortlist-for-the-hindu-best-fiction-prize-declared.html|archive-date=9 November 2013|title=The Shortlist for The Hindu Best Fiction Prize Declared|work=Current Books |date=9 November 2013 |access-date=9 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/books/books-authors/the-hindu-prize-2013-shortlist/article5331260.ece |title=The Hindu Prize 2013 Shortlist |work=The Hindu |author=Staff writer |author-link=Staff writer |date=9 November 2013 |access-date=9 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/books/books-authors/anees-salim-bags-the-hindu-prize-for-best-fiction-2013/article5574489.ece?homepage=true |title=Anees Salim bags The Hindu Prize for Best Fiction 2013 |work=The Hindu |author=Staff writer |author-link=Staff writer |date=14 January 2014 |access-date=14 January 2014}}</ref> The prize was announced by novelist Jim grace in the valedictory function of the Hindu [[Lit for Life]] festival held in [[Chennai]] during 12–14 January 2014.
*2015 - [[Crossword Book Award]] in Indian Fiction for ''The Blind Lady’s Descendants''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kitaab.org/2015/04/29/india-raymond-crossword-book-award-2014-winners-announced/ |title=India: Raymond Crossword Book Award 2014 winners announced |work=kitaab.org |author=Zafar Anjum |date=29 April 2015 |access-date=29 April 2015}}</ref>
*2017 - Bangalore Atta Galatta Literature Book Festival's Best Fiction (English) for ''The Small Town Sea''<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/atta-galatta-bangalore-literature-festival-book-prize-2017-announced/article19898683.ece|title=Atta Galatta-Bangalore Literature Festival Book Prize 2017 announced|author=Staff Reporter|date=2017-10-21|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-11-26|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
*2017 - ''The Hindu'' Prize shortlist for ''the Small Town Sea''<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/books/hindu-prize-2017-shortlist-announced/article19941139.ece|title=The Hindu Prize 2017 shortlist is out|date=2017-10-28|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-11-26|others=Special Correspondent|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
*2017 - Tata Literature Live! Book of the Year Award (Fiction) shortlist for ''the Small Town Sea''<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.tata.com/company/releasesinside/tata-literature-festival-book-awards-list|title=Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest announces shortlists for five coveted Book Awards via @tatacompanies|work=tata.com|access-date=2017-11-26|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201141227/http://www.tata.com/company/releasesinside/tata-literature-festival-book-awards-list|archive-date=1 December 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*2018 - [[Sahitya Akademi Award|Sahitya Akademi]] Award ([[List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for English|English category]]), for ''The Blind Lady's Descendants''<ref>{{Cite news | url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2018/dec/07/akademi-award-raises-readers-expectations-anees-1908258.html | title=Kerala: Akademi Award raises readers’ expectations, says Anees Salim | date=7 December 2018 | first=Kiran | last=Narayanan | newspaper=The New Indian Express | access-date=16 December 2018}}</ref>

==Works==
*''The Vicks Mango Tree'' (2012)
*''Tales From A Vending Machine'' (2013)
*''Vanity Bagh'' (2013)
*''The Blind Lady’s Descendants'' (2014)
*''The Small-Town Sea'' (2017)

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130307130222/http://harpercollins.co.in/BookDetail.asp?Book_Code=3540 Anees Salim's page on his publisher's site]
*[https://archive.today/20130412224223/http://www.businessworld.in/web/guest/tagpage?tag=734100 An interview in Business World]
* Interview at Earthen Lamp Journal https://web.archive.org/web/20180910183931/http://www.earthenlampjournal.com/issue5/interview.php?interview_id=8
* Review of The Blind Lady's Descendants by Suneetha Balakrishnan https://web.archive.org/web/20180910183545/http://www.earthenlampjournal.com/issue5/bookreview.php?review_id=19
* Review of Vanity Bagh by Suneetha Balakrishnan http://www.thehindu.com/books/books-reviews/garden-of-good-and-evil/article5204205.ece

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