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| '''Anees Salim''' is a ]-based author |
'''Anees Salim''' is a ]-based author. | ||
| ==Life and career== | ==Life and career== | ||
| Born in Varkala, he dropped out of college at age 16, and currently works for an advertising agency.<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|accessdate=2 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-27/kochi/34126182_1_kochi-publishers-amaryllis |title=Kochi writer hits the Inglish jackpot |work=] |author=Preetha T S |date=September 27, 2012 |accessdate=November 9, 2013}}</ref> | |||
| Anees Salim was born in varkhala, a small village in the state of kerala. He claims to have inherited his reading habits from his father who brought a book along with him while his visit. Being an introvert by nature, he befriended books from a very young age. At the age of 16, he dropped out of his high school to follow his dreams of becoming a writer. Since then he has travelled across India. | |||
| ==Awards and honours== | ==Awards and honours== | ||
| Anees Salim has gone through a very phase in his life. His manuscripts were accepted finally after rejecting it 25 times. He says that after every rejection he started writing more to get over the pain and depression. | |||
| *2013 ] for ''Vanity Bagh''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.currentbooks.com/the-shortlist-for-the-hindu-best-fiction-prize-declared.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109165016/http://www.currentbooks.com/the-shortlist-for-the-hindu-best-fiction-prize-declared.html|archivedate=November 9, 2013|title=The Shortlist for The Hindu Best Fiction Prize Declared|work=Current Books |author= |date=November 9, 2013 |accessdate=November 9, 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=] |date=November 9, 2013 |accessdate=November 9, 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=] |date=January 14, 2014 |accessdate=January 14, 2014}}</ref> The prize was announced by novelist Jim grace in the valedictory function of the Hindu ] festival held in ] during 12 - 14 January 2014. | *2013 ] for ''Vanity Bagh''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.currentbooks.com/the-shortlist-for-the-hindu-best-fiction-prize-declared.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109165016/http://www.currentbooks.com/the-shortlist-for-the-hindu-best-fiction-prize-declared.html|archivedate=November 9, 2013|title=The Shortlist for The Hindu Best Fiction Prize Declared|work=Current Books |author= |date=November 9, 2013 |accessdate=November 9, 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=] |date=November 9, 2013 |accessdate=November 9, 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=] |date=January 14, 2014 |accessdate=January 14, 2014}}</ref> The prize was announced by novelist Jim grace in the valedictory function of the Hindu ] festival held in ] during 12 - 14 January 2014. | ||
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Anees Salim is a Kochi, India-based author.
Life and career
Born in Varkala, he dropped out of college at age 16, and currently works for an advertising agency.
Awards and honours
- 2013 The Hindu Literary Prize for Vanity Bagh. 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.
Works
- The Vicks Mango Tree
- Tales From A Vending Machine
- The Blind Lady’s Descendents
- Vanity Bagh
References
- Balakrishnan, Suneetha. "Living with Words". The Hindu. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- Preetha T S (September 27, 2012). "Kochi writer hits the Inglish jackpot". Times of India. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
- "The Shortlist for The Hindu Best Fiction Prize Declared". Current Books. November 9, 2013. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
- Staff writer (November 9, 2013). "The Hindu Prize 2013 Shortlist". The Hindu. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
- Staff writer (January 14, 2014). "Anees Salim bags The Hindu Prize for Best Fiction 2013". The Hindu. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
External links
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