Betty Trask Prize and Awards
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Edition 28 (2011) Winner
Anjali Joseph
アンジァリ・ジョセフ
Anjali Joseph
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1978 （Mumbai）
- Nationality
- India
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- India, Mumbai → England → Oxford, Oxfordshire
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, journalist, teacher
- Active Years
- 2010-2024
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL)
- Nominations
- The Hindu Literary Prize shortlist (2010), Man Asian Literary Prize longlist (2012), DSC Prize for South Asian Literature shortlist (2016)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity College, Cambridge | Faculty of English | English | BA | — | United Kingdom |
| University of East Anglia | School of Literature, Drama and Creative Writing | Creative Writing | MA | — | United Kingdom |
Trinity College, Cambridge
Faculty of English
/ English
Degree:
BA
Country:
United Kingdom
Studied English
University of East Anglia
School of Literature, Drama and Creative Writing
/ Creative Writing
Degree:
MA
Country:
United Kingdom
MA in creative writing
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Betty Trask Prize | Saraswati Park | — | Society of Authors | winner |
| 2011 | Desmond Elliott Prize | Saraswati Park | — | — | winner |
| 2011 | Vodafone Crossword Book Award for Fiction | Saraswati Park | — | — | winner |
Betty Trask Prize
2011
Work:
Saraswati Park
Organization:
Society of Authors
Result:
winner
Desmond Elliott Prize
2011
Work:
Saraswati Park
Result:
winner
Vodafone Crossword Book Award for Fiction
2011
Work:
Saraswati Park
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Saraswati Park
2010 novelStory of Mohan Karekar, a pensive letter-writer in Mumbai, whose monotonous life changes when his gay 19-year-old nephew moves in.
everyday lifefamilyLGBTIndian middle class
Another Country
2012 novelStory of Leela Ghosh, a middle-class Bengali girl navigating friendship, love, and betrayal across Paris, London, and Mumbai.
cross-culturalyouth strugglesurban life
The Living
2016 novelIntertwined stories of Claire, a young single mother in an English shoe factory, and Arun, a grandfather making Kolhapuri chappals in India.
labourrecoveryeveryday poetry
Keeping in Touch
2021 novelA story of dysfunctional love and a lightbulb with unusual properties.
lovemodern life
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyricaltenderhumorouswell-crafted
- Recurring Motifs
- everyday momentscross-cultural connectionsinner lives
Legacy
Indian novelist living in the UK. Debut novel Saraswati Park won the Betty Trask Prize and Desmond Elliott Prize. Known for tender, lyrical portrayals of everyday life.
Trivia
- Father is a research scientist and Malayali; mother is Bengali-Gujarati.
- Family relocated to England when she was seven.
- Lives in Oxford, married to philosopher Simon Glendinning.
- Trained as a chartered accountant but did not complete certification.