Amitabha Bagchi
Amitabha Bagchi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1974 (age 50–51) Delhi, India |
| Occupation | Author |
| Genre | Fiction and nonfiction |
| Notable works | Half the Night is Gone This Place |
| Notable awards | DSC Prize for South Asian Literature (2019) |
Amitabha Bagchi is an Indian author, who was awarded DSC Prize for South Asian Literature in 2019[1][2] and shortlisted for JCB Prize for Literature[3] and The Hindu Literary Prize[4] for his novel Half the Night is Gone. He is the author of five novels.[5]
Personal life
He was born in 1974 in Delhi and is currently serving as Professor of Computer science in IIT Delhi.[6][3] He was awarded the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature at the Nepal Literature Festival.[7]
Books
Amitabha Bagchi has published five novels [8]
- Above Average (2007)
- The Householder (2012)
- This Place (2013)
- Half the Night is Gone (2018)
- Unknown City (2025)
In addition, he has also translated a volume of poems by the Urdu poet Munir Niazi
- Lost Paradise: Selected Ghazals of Muneer Niazi (2022)
References
- ^ "Amitabha Bagchi bags literary award". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
- ^ "Amitabha Bagchi Wins The DSC Prize For South Asian Literature 2019". The DSC prize. 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
- ^ a b "Half the Night is Gone - Amitabha Bagchi". JCB Prize. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
- ^ "The Hindu Prize 2018 shortlists announced". The Hindu. 2018-10-14. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
- ^ "Amitabha Bagchi". Jaipur Literature Festival. 2013-09-17. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
- ^ "Amitabh Bagchi". HarperCollins Publishers India. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
- ^ "Amitabha Bagchi wins DSC Prize, $25,000 for 'Half The Night Is Gone', Kanak Dixit congratulates". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
- ^ "Amitabh Bagchi Books". The Hindu, 22 December 2019.