PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
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Edition 15 (2005) Winner
Suhayl Saadi
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Suhayl Saadi
Pen Names:
Melanie Desmoulins（Pen name used for the novel 'The Snake'）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1961-01-01 （Beverley, Yorkshire）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Islam
- Residence History
- Glasgow, Scotland
Career
- Occupations
- Physician, Author, Dramatist
- Active Years
- 1997-2024
- Affiliations
- Heer Productions Limited
- Influenced By
- Salman Rushdie, Irvine Welsh
- Nominations
- Shortlisted for James Tait Black Memorial Prize (Psychoraag), Nominated for International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award (Psychoraag), Nominated for Patras Bokhari Prize (Psychoraag), Shortlisted for Saltire Society First Book Prize (The Burning Mirror), Nominated for IMPAC Dublin Literary Award (Joseph's Box)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award | Psychoraag | — | PEN Oakland | winner |
PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
2005
Work:
Psychoraag
Organization:
PEN Oakland
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Psychoraag
2004 NovelA novel set during a six-hour live show at an Asian community radio station in Glasgow, exploring identity and diaspora.
ImmigrationIdentityMusicMulticulturalism
Translations
- French translation by Éditions Métailié (2007)
Joseph's Box
2009 NovelA novel inspired by the Biblical/Quranic story of Joseph and Potiphar's wife, set in Scotland, England, Sicily, and Pakistan.
ReligionMigrationFate
The Burning Mirror
2001 Short story collectionA collection of short stories blending Scottish and Asian cultural elements.
Cultural crossroadsLinguistic fusion
Bibliography
- Joseph's Box (2009)
- Psychoraag (2004)
- The White Cliffs (2004)
- The Burning Mirror (2001)
- The Snake (1997, as Melanie Desmoulins)
- Garden of the Fourteenth Moon (2006, play)
- The White Cliffs (2005, play)
- The Dark Island (2004, radio play)
- Saame Sita (2003, play)
- Queens of Govan (2007, libretto)
Translations of Works
- Psychoraag French translation
- Works in German translation (Cool Britannia, 2006)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Fusion of Glaswegian patter with sub-continental languages, French, Gaelic, and ScotsVentriloquistic and rhythmic prose
- Recurring Motifs
- SufismPsychedelic musicDiasporic experiencesCultural hybridity
Legacy
Contributed to Scottish literature with diverse output including novels, plays, and librettos. Psychoraag named one of the 100 Best Scottish Books of all time.
Quotes
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Psychoraag is not just Midnight's Children-meets-Trainspotting. Saadi is more thoughtful than Welsh or Rushdie.
Source: Angus Calder, The Sunday Herald (2004)
Trivia
- Occasionally misspelled as Saadhi.
- Key figure in Scottish Pakistani diasporic literature.