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| Author | Manu Joseph |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Fiction Humour |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
Publication date | 2010 |
| Publication place | India |
| Media type | Print (paperback, hardback) |
| Pages | 310 |
| ISBN | 8172238525 |
Serious Men is a 2010 drama fiction novel written by journalist Manu Joseph.[1] The story follows Ayyan Mani, a middle-aged Dalit working as an assistant to a Brahmin astronomer at the Institute of Theory and Research in Mumbai. He lives in a slum with his wife and a son.[2] Furious at his situation in life, Ayyan develops an outrageous story that his 10-year-old son is a mathematical genius – a lie which later gets out of control.[3]
It won the inaugural The Hindu Literary Prize and the 2011 PEN Open Book Award.[4][5] It was also shortlisted for Man Asian Literary Prize and Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize.[6][7]
- ^ Shivani, Anis (18 September 2010). "Manu Joseph, Author of "Serious Men" (Interview)". HuffPost. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ Krishnakumar Padmanabhan (27 July 2010). "'I don't see pure milk-and-honey goodness in the poor'". Rediff.com. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ Salam, Ziya Us (6 November 2010). "Seriously subversive". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ "Jacket Copy: PEN American Center's 2011 award winners". LA Times. 11 August 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
- ^ "Manu Joseph bags The Hindu Best Fiction Award 2010". The Hindu. 1 November 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ Maev Kennedy (12 April 2011). "Sam Leith and India Knight in running for Wodehouse book prize". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
- ^ "Manu Joseph Serious Men, 2010 Shortlist". The Man Asian Literary Prize. Retrieved 15 November 2011.