Chandrahas CHOUDHURY

2010 Resident

Asia

Southern Asia

India

Hindi

Chandrahas CHOUDHURY is based in Mumbai. His book reviews and essays appear weekly in the Indian newspaper Mint Lounge, and have been published in dailies, magazines and journals worldwide. His short stories are included in the anthologies India, First Proof 2, and India Shining. He is the editor of India: A Traveler’s Literary Companion and writes the literary weblog “The Middle Stage” (at middlestage.blogspot.com). His first novel, Arzee the Dwarf, was shortlisted for the 2010 Commonwealth First Book Award. He participates courtesy of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the US Department of State.

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On The Map interview

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Mar 05, 7:00 pm Trilingual Reading of Chuck Miller's Poetry at Shambaugh House

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Out of nearly 450 novel titles, the shortlist of ten finalists for the distinguished Vargas Llosa Biannual Award given by the Universidad de Guadalajara contains The Night by Rodrigo Blanco Calderón (IWP '13) and Los sueños de la serpiente by Alberto Ruy Sánchez (guest, IWP '09).
In an interview with EuropeNow, Vladimir POLEGANOV (IWP '16) talks about the limits of realist fiction, and the strengths of writing residencies.
Congratulations to our friend and former colleague Kelsi VANADA, the recipient of the 2018 Translation Prize from the American-Scandinavian Foundation for her rendering, from the Swedish, of poems by Marie SILKEBERG (IWP, '15).
A lively talk with poet, journalist, translator, and now award-winning Indonesian novelist Laksmi Pamuntjak (IWP '06) at the 2018 Frankfurter Buchmesse.
A rich review in The Hindu of Samay Ki Kasak , the recent Hindi translation of poet, translator, editor and painter Sukrita Paul Kumar's (IWP '02) most recent poetry collection.

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