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| '''Gurnaik Johal''' (born 1998) is a British writer of Indian origin. Originally from ], London, he studied at the University of Manchester.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/mar/26/gurnaik-johal-i-am-constantly-wondering-about-the-lives-of-others</ref> | '''Gurnaik Johal''' (born 1998) is a British writer of Indian origin. Originally from ], London, he studied at the University of Manchester.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sethi |first=Anita |date=2022-03-26 |title=Gurnaik Johal: ‘I am constantly wondering about the lives of others’ |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/mar/26/gurnaik-johal-i-am-constantly-wondering-about-the-lives-of-others |access-date=2024-12-23 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> | ||
| Johal's debut collection of short stories, ''We Move'', appeared in 2022.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/apr/01/we-move-by-gurnaik-johal-review-virtuosic-stories-of-british-punjabi-life</ref> It received widespread acclaim from critics, and it won a series of awards, among them the ] and the Tata Literature Live! First Book Award. It was also named as a Book of the Year by the Guardian and the Hindustan Times. | Johal's debut collection of short stories, ''We Move'', appeared in 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Goyal |first=Sana |date=2022-04-01 |title=We Move by Gurnaik Johal review – virtuosic stories of British-Punjabi life |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/apr/01/we-move-by-gurnaik-johal-review-virtuosic-stories-of-british-punjabi-life |access-date=2024-12-23 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> It received widespread acclaim from critics, and it won a series of awards, among them the ] and the Tata Literature Live! First Book Award. It was also named as a Book of the Year by the Guardian and the Hindustan Times. | ||
| His debut novel ''Saraswati'' is due out in 2025.<ref>https://serpentstail.com/work/we-move/</ref> | His debut novel ''Saraswati'' is due out in 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=We Move |url=https://serpentstail.com/work/we-move/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=Serpent's Tail |language=en-GB}}</ref> | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 10:04, 23 December 2024
Gurnaik Johal (born 1998) is a British writer of Indian origin. Originally from Northolt, London, he studied at the University of Manchester.
Johal's debut collection of short stories, We Move, appeared in 2022. It received widespread acclaim from critics, and it won a series of awards, among them the Somerset Maugham Award and the Tata Literature Live! First Book Award. It was also named as a Book of the Year by the Guardian and the Hindustan Times.
His debut novel Saraswati is due out in 2025.
References
- Sethi, Anita (2022-03-26). "Gurnaik Johal: 'I am constantly wondering about the lives of others'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- Goyal, Sana (2022-04-01). "We Move by Gurnaik Johal review – virtuosic stories of British-Punjabi life". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- "We Move". Serpent's Tail. Retrieved 2024-12-23.