Anees Salim

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.^[1][2]

Awards and honours

• 2013 The Hindu Literary Prize for Vanity Bagh.^[3][4][5] 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.
• 2015 Crossword Book Award in Indian Fiction for The Blind Lady’s Descendants^[6]

Works

• The Vicks Mango Tree
• Tales From A Vending Machine
• The Blind Lady’s Descendents
• Vanity Bagh

References

1. Balakrishnan, Suneetha. "Living with Words". The Hindu. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
2. Preetha T S (September 27, 2012). "Kochi writer hits the Inglish jackpot". Times of India. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
3. "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.
4. Staff writer (November 9, 2013). "The Hindu Prize 2013 Shortlist". The Hindu. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
5. Staff writer (January 14, 2014). "Anees Salim bags The Hindu Prize for Best Fiction 2013". The Hindu. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
6. Zafar Anjum (April 29, 2015). "India: Raymond Crossword Book Award 2014 winners announced". kitaab.org. Retrieved April 29, 2015.

External links

• Anees Salim's page on his publisher's site
• An interview in Business World

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Interview at Earthen Lamp Journal http://www.earthenlampjournal.com/issue5/interview.php?interview_id=8

Review of The Blind Lady's Descendants by Suneetha Balakrishnan http://www.earthenlampjournal.com/issue5/bookreview.php?review_id=19

Review of Vanity Bagh by Suneetha Balakrishnan http://www.thehindu.com/books/books-reviews/garden-of-good-and-evil/article5204205.ece