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'''Salil Desai''' is an [[India]]n novelist who writes murder mysteries based in [[Pune]], [[India]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.new-asian-writing.com/naw-interview-with-salil-desai/|title=NAW Interview with Salil Desai|date=2015-11-18|newspaper=[[New Asian Writing]]|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-03}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/pune/report-thirst-for-thrill-motivates-salil-desai-to-write-crime-fiction-2052248|title=Thirst for thrill motivates Salil Desai to write crime fiction {{!}} Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis|date=2015-01-13|newspaper=[[DNA India]]|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-03}}</ref> His debut novel, ''The Body in the Back Seat'', which was published in May 2011,<ref name=":1" /> was acclaimed as "the best murder mystery by an Indian author so far" by [[Tribune India|The Tribune]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20110626/spectrum/book9.htm|title=The Sunday Tribune - Books|website=[[Tribune India]]|access-date=2017-01-03|quote=The Body in the Back Seat By Salil Desai. Gyaana Books. Pages 254. Rs 250.}}</ref> An alumnus of [[Film and Television Institute of India|FTII]], and a former journalist, he has also produced films, held creative writing workshops and written a number of short stories.<ref>{{cite web|title=About|author=Desai, Salil|publisher=Salil Desai|url=http://www.salildesai.com/about|access-date=21 May 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130828051509/http://www.salildesai.com/about|archive-date=28 August 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
'''Salil Desai''' is an [[India]]n novelist who writes murder mysteries based in [[Pune]], [[India]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.new-asian-writing.com/naw-interview-with-salil-desai/|title=NAW Interview with Salil Desai|date=2015-11-18|newspaper=[[New Asian Writing]]|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-03}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/pune/report-thirst-for-thrill-motivates-salil-desai-to-write-crime-fiction-2052248|title=Thirst for thrill motivates Salil Desai to write crime fiction {{!}} Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis|date=2015-01-13|newspaper=[[DNA India]]|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-03}}</ref> His debut novel, ''The Body in the Back Seat'', which was published in May 2011,<ref name=":1" /> was acclaimed as "the best murder mystery by an Indian author so far" by [[Tribune India|The Tribune]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20110626/spectrum/book9.htm|title=The Sunday Tribune - Books|website=[[Tribune India]]|access-date=2017-01-03|quote=The Body in the Back Seat By Salil Desai. Gyaana Books. Pages 254. Rs 250.}}</ref> An alumnus of [[Film and Television Institute of India|FTII]], and a former journalist, he has also produced films, held creative writing workshops and written a number of short stories.<ref>{{cite web|title=About|author=Desai, Salil|publisher=Salil Desai|url=http://www.salildesai.com/about|access-date=21 May 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130828051509/http://www.salildesai.com/about|archive-date=28 August 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
His crime thriller ‘The Sane Psychopath’ was inspired by a real-life incident and  the author created a narrative about  how a soft-spoken and mild-mannered bus driver called Shankar Lande  goes on an hour-long mindless rampage in Pune, killing ten people, injuring 70 and almost wrecking a hundred other vehicles.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-04-14|title=What makes a normal man suddenly become violent? Author and filmmaker Salil Desai decodes the psyche|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/what-makes-a-normal-man-suddenly-become-violent-author-and-filmmaker-salil-desai-decodes-the-psyche/1547594/|access-date=2021-10-02|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US}}</ref>


==List of works==
==List of works==

Latest revision as of 13:43, 2 October 2021


Salil Desai

Salil Desai is an Indian novelist who writes murder mysteries based in Pune, India.[1][2] His debut novel, The Body in the Back Seat, which was published in May 2011,[2] was acclaimed as "the best murder mystery by an Indian author so far" by The Tribune.[3] An alumnus of FTII, and a former journalist, he has also produced films, held creative writing workshops and written a number of short stories.[4][1]

His crime thriller ‘The Sane Psychopath’ was inspired by a real-life incident and the author created a narrative about how a soft-spoken and mild-mannered bus driver called Shankar Lande goes on an hour-long mindless rampage in Pune, killing ten people, injuring 70 and almost wrecking a hundred other vehicles.[5]

List of works[edit]

  • The Body in the Back Seat. Pune: Gyaana Books. 10 November 2011. p. 254. ISBN 978-8190939157. (2011).[3]
  • Murder on a Side Street. Pune: Unicorn Books. 6 March 2012. p. 224. ASIN B007I6JPPK. (2012).[1]
  • Lost Libido and Other Gulp Fiction. Pune: Fingerprint. 21 November 2012. p. 288. ASIN B00ABF8DXU. (2012).[6]
  • The Murder of Sonia Raikkonen. Pune: Fingerprint Publishing. 22 October 2015. p. 282. ASIN B01727HP9W. (2015)[7]
  • Killing Ashish Karve. Pune: Fingerprint!. 15 October 2015. p. 230. ASIN B016QVTON0.
  • 3 And A Half Murders. Pune: Fingerprint! Publishing. 8 February 2017. p. 328. ISBN 978-8175994256.
  • Anthologies in which stories have appeared -[8][6]
    • Stories at the Coffee Table (Caferati).
    • The Shrinking Woman and Other Stories (Unisun).
    • Chicken Soup for the Indian Teenage Soul (Westland).
    • Vanilla Desires (Unisun). volume 1
    • Chicken Soup for the Indian College Soul (Westland).
    • The Killer App and Other Stories (Penguin).

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "NAW Interview with Salil Desai". New Asian Writing. 18 November 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Thirst for thrill motivates Salil Desai to write crime fiction | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". DNA India. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "The Sunday Tribune - Books". Tribune India. Retrieved 3 January 2017. The Body in the Back Seat By Salil Desai. Gyaana Books. Pages 254. Rs 250.
  4. ↑ Desai, Salil. "About". Salil Desai. Archived from the original on 28 August 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
  5. ↑ "What makes a normal man suddenly become violent? Author and filmmaker Salil Desai decodes the psyche". The Financial Express. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "SALIL DESAI | Author Interview". Book Geeks. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  7. ↑ "Salil Desai's new book launched in the city | Sakal Times". Sakaal Times. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  8. ↑ "Salil Desai". Estrade Magazine. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2017.


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