Madhuri Vijay

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Madhuri Vijay
BornBangalore, Karnataka, India
OccupationAuthor
LanguageEnglish
Alma materLawrence University, Iowa Writers' Workshop
GenreNovel
Notable awardsPushcart Prize, JCB Prize
Website
madhurivijay.com

Madhuri Vijay is the author of The Far Field, which won the second JCB Prize for literature, India's most prestigious literary award.[1]

Early life[]

Vijay was born and grew up in Bangalore, India.[2][3][1][4] In 2009, she graduated Phi Beta Kappa[5] from Lawrence University, where she studied psychology and English.[2] After graduation, she received a Watson Fellowship, which took her to South Africa, Malaysia, and Tanzania while studying people from India living in foreign lands.[2] Halfway through the fellowship, she left to attend the Iowa Writers’ Workshop.[1][2][3]

Writing[]

Her debut novel on Kashmir, The Far Field, won the JCB Prize for literature,[3] considered the highest literary award in India. In doing so, she beat out notable writers Perumal Murugan and Manoranjan Byapari.[1] Vijay said she was surprised that the book was even published in India, where publishers were reluctant to take it on due to the "current climate in the country."[1] She is also a recipient of the Pushcart Prize and has been longlisted for the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature.[1] Her writing has appeared in The Best American Nonrequired Reading, Narrative Magazine and Salon, among other publications.[1]

Personal life[]

As of 2019, Vijay lives in Hawaii,[2][4] where she teaches.[1][3]

Awards[]

  • Watson Fellowship (2009)
  • Pushcart Prize (2019)
  • JCB Prize for Literature (2019)
  • Tata Literature Live First Book Award (2019)
  • Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction (2020), long-listed
  • Crossword Book Award (2020)

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h "JCB winner Madhuri Vijay senses hostility towards fiction; says she thought her book won't release in India". Economic Times. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2020.(subscription required)
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Berthiaume, Ed (9 October 2019). "Lawrence experience inspires, informs Madhuri Vijay's path to "The Far Field"". Lawrence University News. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Madhuri Vijay bags Crossword Book Award for novel on Kashmir". Hindustani Times. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Charles, Ron (8 January 2019). "A daughter searches for her mother's secrets in Kashmir but finds only more questions". Washington Post. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  5. ^ https://www.keyreporter.org/articles/2020/φbk-award-winners-2019/

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