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Manu Joseph
Born (1974-07-22) 22 July 1974 (age 51)
Kottayam, Kerala, India
EducationLoyola College, Chennai
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • Writer
  • Author
Children1

Manu Joseph (born 22 July 1974)[1][2] is an Indian journalist and writer. He is the former editor of Open magazine. His first debut novel Serious Men (2010) won The Hindu Literary Prize and the PEN Open Book Award and was later adapted as a film of the same name. His second novel, The Illicit Happiness of Other People (2012) was shortlisted for The Hindu Literary Prize in 2013.

Life and career

Manu was born in Kottayam, Kerala, and grew up in Chennai. His father, Joseph Madappally, is a film-maker who directed the Malayalam film Thoranam (1987). He is a graduate of Loyola College, Chennai, and dropped out of Madras Christian College to become a staff writer at Society magazine.[2] He is a former editor of Open magazine, and a columnist for The International New York Times and The Hindustan Times. In 2007, he was a Chevening Scholar.[3] He currently lives in Delhi.[2]

His debut novel Serious Men (2010) won The Hindu Literary Prize and the PEN Open Book Award. It has been adapted by Sudhir Mishra as a feature film of the same name.[4]

His second novel, The Illicit Happiness of Other People, was published in September 2012.[5] He also wrote the screenplay for the film Love Khichdi (2009).[6]

In January 2014, Manu resigned as editor of Open magazine.[7]

Manu is the creator and writer of Decoupled, an Indian English-language comedy web series, which was released on Netflix on 17 December 2021.[8]

Awards and honours

Works

  • Joseph, Manu (2010). Serious Men (hardcover 1st ed.). HarperCollins India. ISBN 9788172238520.
  • —— (2012). The Illicit Happiness of Other People (hardcover 1st ed.). Fourth Estate. ISBN 9789350293645.
  • —— (2017). Miss Laila, Armed and Dangerous (hardcover 1st ed.). Myriad Editions. ISBN 9789352770441.

References

  1. ^ "Manu Joseph". www.goodreads.com.
  2. ^ a b c "About the Author". manujoseph.com. Archived from the original on 25 November 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Slimme mannen – Manu Joseph". literairnederland. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  4. ^ "Nawazuddin Siddiqui to star in Netflix's Serious Men, directed by Sudhir Mishra". Hindustan Times. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  5. ^ "The Illicit Happiness of Other People (extracts)". The Hindu Prize. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  6. ^ "Extraordinary Minds, Ordinary Fathers". The New Indian Express. 8 July 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Manu Joseph resigns". Firstpost. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  8. ^ "'Decoupled' : The comedy of separation". The Hindu. 7 December 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  9. ^ Benedicte Page. "Manu Joseph's controversial tale of caste wins Indian literary prize", The Guardian, 2 November 2010.
  10. ^ "Journalist's debut novel 'Serious Men' wins award" (3 November 2010). Mail Today (New Delhi). Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  11. ^ "Manu Joseph Serious Men, 2010 Shortlist". The Man Asian Literary Prize. Archived from the original on 5 November 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  12. ^ Shivani, Anis (9 November 2010). "Huffington Post Exclusive: The 10 Best Books Of 2010 (PHOTOS)". HuffPost. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  13. ^ Maev Kennedy (12 April 2011). "Sam Leith and India Knight in running for Wodehouse book prize". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  14. ^ "Jacket Copy: PEN American Center's 2011 award winners". LA Times. 11 August 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  15. ^ Staff writer (9 November 2013). "The Hindu Prize 2013 Shortlist". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
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  • "Can you take it Manu Joseph?" newslaundry.com, 19 July 2012.
  • Huffington Post interview, 18 September 2010.
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