Encore Award
1 appearances
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Edition 24 (2015) Winner
Sunjeev Sahota
サンジーブ・サホタ
Sunjeev Sahota
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1981-01-01 （Derby, United Kingdom）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Derby (birth) → Chesterfield (childhood–youth) → Durham (employment: teaching)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Assistant Professor, Marketing professional
- Active Years
- 2011-
- Affiliations
- Durham University (employment)
- Memberships
- Royal Society of Literature (Fellow)
- Influenced By
- Salman Rushdie, Arundhati Roy
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial College London | — | Mathematics | — | — | United Kingdom |
Imperial College London
Mathematics
Country:
United Kingdom
Studied mathematics at Imperial College London
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | European Union Prize for Literature | The Year of the Runaways | — | European Union Prize for Literature | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Man Booker Prize (shortlisted) | The Year of the Runaways | — | Man Booker Prize | ショートリスト |
| 2018 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature | — | 40 Under 40 | Royal Society of Literature | 選出 |
| 2013 | Granta Best of Young British Novelists (listed) | — | — | Granta | 選出 |
European Union Prize for Literature
2017
Work:
The Year of the Runaways
Organization:
European Union Prize for Literature
Result:
受賞
Man Booker Prize (shortlisted)
2015
Work:
The Year of the Runaways
Organization:
Man Booker Prize
Result:
ショートリスト
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
2018
Category:
40 Under 40
Organization:
Royal Society of Literature
Result:
選出
Granta Best of Young British Novelists (listed)
2013
Organization:
Granta
Result:
選出
Awards & Nominations
European Union Prize for Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (2017) Winner
Works
Major Works
Ours Are the Streets
2011 Contemporary fiction / Social realistA novel that traces the trajectory of a British Pakistani youth who becomes a suicide bomber, exploring alienation and radicalization against the backdrop of events such as the 7 July London bombings.
radicalizationsecond-generation immigrant experiencealienation
The Year of the Runaways
2015 Contemporary fiction / Social realistDepicts the experiences of undocumented immigrants living in Britain, delving into work, relationships and the legal precarity faced by migrants.
immigrationworking conditionsidentity
China Room
2021 Historical / Family novelInterweaves the story of a child bride in 1920s Punjab and her British-born great-grandson who returns to the village in 1999, exploring family memory and connections between past and present.
family historyroots of migrationmemory and generations
The Spoiled Heart
2024 Contemporary fiction(Insufficient information) Detailed synopsis unavailable. Publication listed but detailed summary not confirmed here.
Bibliography
- Ours Are the Streets (2011)
- The Year of the Runaways (2015)
- China Room (2021)
- The Spoiled Heart (2024)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- contemporary depictionsocial realismfocus on characters' interiority
- Recurring Motifs
- migrationidentityfamily memorycontrast of past and present
Legacy
Sunjeev Sahota is a contemporary British novelist recognized for works addressing migration and social marginalization. He has received international attention through Booker Prize longlist/shortlist recognition, the European Union Prize for Literature, and election as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
Academic Societies
- Royal Society of Literature
Quotes
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It was like I was making up for lost time – not that I had to catch up, but it was as though I couldn't quite believe this world of storytelling I had found and I wanted to get as much of it down me as I possibly could.
Source: Yorkshire Post interview (Nick Ahad), 2011 (2011)
Trivia
- He had not read a novel until he was 18.
- The first novel he read was Salman Rushdie's 'Midnight's Children', which he bought at an airport before visiting India.
- Included in Granta's list of best young British novelists in 2013.
- Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2018 (40 Under 40 initiative).