Siddharth Shanghvi

BornSiddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi
(1977-08-25) 25 August 1977 (age 47)
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
OccupationWriter
LanguageEnglish
Notable worksThe Last Song of Dusk (2004)

Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi (born 25 August 1977) is an Indian author.[1] His debut novel The Last Song of Dusk (2004)[2] won the Betty Trask Award (UK),[3] the Premio Grinzane Cavour in Italy,[4] and was nominated for the IMPAC Prize in Ireland. Translated into 16 languages, The Last Song of Dusk was an international bestseller. Shanghvi's second novel, The Lost Flamingoes of Bombay (2009)[5] was short-listed for the Man Asian Literary Prize 2008.[6] His third book, The Rabbit & The Squirrel (2018) with illustrations by Stina Wirsen was described by the Hindustan Times as an 'instant classic'.[7] His acclaimed first work of non-fiction, Loss (HarperCollins | 2020), is a collection of essays that chart an intimate landscape of death, grief, and healing.

Shanghvi has contributed to The New York Times, Time, VOGUE, The Times of India, and other publications. He has been featured in India Today's 50 Most Powerful Young Indians; The Times of India's 10 Global Indians; Hindustan Times: 10 Most Creative Men; Sunday Times UK: The Next Big Thing; New Statesmen UK: India's Ten Bright Lights; ELLE 50 Most Stylish People; La Stampa, Italy: World's 10 Best Dressed Men, Men's Health Style Icon 2011; ELLE Style Award 2015.

  1. ^ Siddharth Shanghvi Biography Archived 29 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine redroom.com.
  2. ^ Sekhar, Vaishnavi C (3 October 2004). "Mumbai meri muse: A hundred stories bloom". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011.
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  4. ^ "Write choice". The Times of India. 10 February 2005.
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  6. ^ Siddharth Shanghvi Archived 31 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine Man Asian Literary Prize
  7. ^ "Review: The Rabbit & The Squirrel by Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi". Hindustan Times. 12 October 2018.