Akhil Sharma | |
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 Akhil Sharma | |
| Born | 22 July 1971 Delhi, India |
| Occupation | Novelist, professor |
| Education | Princeton University (BA) Stanford University J.P. Stevens High School |
| Notable works | An Obedient Father (2000) Family Life (2014) |
| Notable awards | Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award (2001) Folio Prize (2015) International Dublin Literary Award (2016) |
Akhil Sharma (born July 22, 1971) is an Indian-American author and professor of creative writing. His first published novel An Obedient Father won the 2001 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award. His second, Family Life, won the 2015 Folio Prize and 2016 International Dublin Literary Award.