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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.[1] Some of his columns have appeared in newspaper The Indian Express.[2]

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.[3] Salim is the 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]

Awards and honours

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)
  • The Odd Book of Baby Names (2021)

References

  1. ↑ "Kerala: Akademi Award raises readers' expectations, says Anees Salim". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  2. ↑ "Anees Salim". The Indian Express. 17 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Balakrishnan, Suneetha (15 November 2012). "Living with words". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  4. ↑ "Earthen Lamp Journal". www.earthenlampjournal.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  5. ↑ Balakrishnan, Suneetha. "Living with Words". The Hindu. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  6. ↑ Preetha T S (27 September 2012). "Kochi writer hits the Inglish jackpot". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 August 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  7. ↑ "The Shortlist for The Hindu Best Fiction Prize Declared". Current Books. 9 November 2013. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  8. ↑ Staff writer (9 November 2013). "The Hindu Prize 2013 Shortlist". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  9. ↑ Staff writer (14 January 2014). "Anees Salim bags The Hindu Prize for Best Fiction 2013". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  10. ↑ Zafar Anjum (29 April 2015). "India: Raymond Crossword Book Award 2014 winners announced". kitaab.org. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  11. ↑ Staff Reporter (21 October 2017). "Atta Galatta-Bangalore Literature Festival Book Prize 2017 announced". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  12. ↑ "The Hindu Prize 2017 shortlist is out". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 28 October 2017. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 26 November 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  13. ↑ "Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest announces shortlists for five coveted Book Awards via @tatacompanies". tata.com. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  14. ↑ Narayanan, Kiran (7 December 2018). "Kerala: Akademi Award raises readers' expectations, says Anees Salim". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 16 December 2018.

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