Barry Ronge Fiction Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (2010) Winner
Imraan Coovadia
イムラーン・クヴァディア
Imraan Coovadia
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1970 （Durban, South Africa）
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Islam
- Residence History
- Durban → Cape Town → London → Melbourne → Boston → New York City
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, essayist, Associate Professor, Director of Creative Writing Program
- Active Years
- 2001-
- Affiliations
- University of Cape Town
- Influenced By
- V. S. Naipaul
- Nominations
- Runner-up Sunday Times Fiction Award (2002), Longlisted International Dublin Literary Award, Finalist Connecticut Book Award, Short-listed Ama-Boeke Prize (2003)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highbury Preparatory School | — | — | — | — | South Africa |
| Hilton College | — | — | — | — | South Africa |
| Harvard College | — | Philosophy | — | — | United States |
| Yale University | — | — | 博士号 | — | United States |
Highbury Preparatory School
Country:
South Africa
School Dux
Hilton College
Country:
South Africa
Harvard College
Philosophy
Country:
United States
Yale University
Degree:
博士号
Country:
United States
博士課程修了
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | The Sunday Times Fiction Prize | High Low In-between | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2010 | University of Johannesburg Prize | High Low In-between | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2013 | M-Net Literary Awards (English category) | The Institute for Taxi Poetry | — | — | 受賞 |
The Sunday Times Fiction Prize
2010
Work:
High Low In-between
Result:
受賞
University of Johannesburg Prize
2010
Work:
High Low In-between
Result:
受賞
M-Net Literary Awards (English category)
2013
Work:
The Institute for Taxi Poetry
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Sunday Times CNA Literary Awards
1 appearances
University of Johannesburg Prize
2 appearances
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Edition 31 (2010) Winner
M-Net Literary Awards
1 appearances
-
Edition 23 (2013) Winner
South African Literary Awards (SALA)
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (2013) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Wedding
2001 NovelDescribes Ismet Nassin's journey from India to South Africa and his love story with Khateja. Based on the author's grandparents' story.
migrationIndian-South African experiencesloss of culture
Translations
- Translated into Hebrew and Italian
Bibliography
- The Wedding (2001)
- Green-Eyed Thieves (2006)
- Authority and Authorship in V. S. Naipaul (2009)
- High Low In-Between (2009)
- The Institute for Taxi Poetry (2012)
- Transformations: Essays (2012)
- Tales of the Metric System (2014)
- A Spy in Time (2018)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- comedic and thoughtful
- Recurring Motifs
- migrationmobilityhistorical concernsloss of culture and nationalitySouth African life
Legacy
Important addition to Indian-South African literature, known for diverse themes and influences in his writing.
Trivia
- Father is renowned AIDS activist and doctor Jerry Coovadia.
- Mother is a dermatologist.
- South African Muslim of Indian Gujarati descent.