Manu Joseph

Manu Joseph (born 1974)^[1] is an Indian journalist and writer. He is the current editor of OPEN magazine. He won the 2010 The Hindu Literary Prize for his debut novel Serious Men.^[2] Earlier it was shortlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize. It was included in Huffington Posts 10 best books of 2010.^[3] In 2011, it was shortlisted for the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize.

Joseph was born in Kottayam, Kerala and grew up in Chennai. He is a graduate of Loyola College, Chennai and dropped out of Madras Christian College to become a staff writer at Society magazine.^[1] He has been the features editor of The Times of India and has written for The Independent and Wired. In 2007, he was a Chevening Scholar.^[4] He currently lives in Delhi.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "About the Author". manujoseph.com. http://www.manujoseph.com/About%20the%20Author.html. Retrieved 15 November 2011. 
2. ^ Page, Benedicte. "Manu Joseph's controversial tale of caste wins Indian literary prize". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/nov/02/manu-joseph-india-serious-men. Retrieved 15 November 2011. 
3. ^ "Manu Joseph Serious Men, 2010 Shortlist". The Man Asian Literary Prize. http://www.manasianliteraryprize.org/manu-joseph. Retrieved 15 November 2011. 
4. ^ "Slimme mannen – Manu Joseph". literairnederland. http://www.literairnederland.nl/2010/08/04/slimme-mannen-manu-joseph/. Retrieved 15 November 2011. 

External links

• Official website
• Huffington Post interview

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Name	Joseph, Manu
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Short description	Journalist and writer
Date of birth	1974
Place of birth	Kottayam, Kerala, India
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