Manu Joseph
Indian journalist and writer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Manu Joseph (born 22 July 1974)[1][2] is an Indian journalist and writer. He is the former editor of Open magazine.
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| Born | 22 July 1974 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | Loyola College, Chennai |
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| Children | 1 |
Life and career
Manu was born in Kottayam, Kerala, and grew up in Chennai. His father Joseph Madappally is a film-maker who directed the Malayalam film Thoranam (1987). He is a graduate of Loyola College, Chennai, and dropped out of Madras Christian College to become a staff writer at Society magazine.[2] He is a former editor of Open magazine, and a columnist for The International New York Times and The Hindustan Times. In 2007, he was a Chevening Scholar.[3] He currently lives in Delhi.[2] His debut novel Serious Men (2010) won The Hindu Literary Prize and the PEN Open Book Award. It has been adapted by Sudhir Mishra as a feature film of the same name.[4]
His second novel, The Illicit Happiness of Other People, was published in September 2012.[5] He also wrote the screenplay for the film Love Khichdi (2009).[6]
In January 2014, Manu resigned as editor of Open magazine.[7]
Manu is the creator and writer of Decoupled, an Indian English-language comedy web series, which was released on Netflix on 17 December 2021.[8]
Awards and honours
- 2010: The Hindu Literary Prize won for Serious Men[9][10]
- 2010: Man Asian Literary Prize shortlisted for Serious Men[11]
- 2010: Huffington Post′s 10 best books of the year for Serious Men[12]
- 2011: Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize shortlisted for Serious Men[13]
- 2011: PEN Open Book Award won for Serious Men[14]
- 2013: The Hindu Literary Prize shortlisted for The Illicit Happiness of Other People[15]
Works
- Joseph, Manu (2010). Serious Men (hardcover 1st ed.). HarperCollins India. ISBN 9788172238520.
- —— (2012). The Illicit Happiness of Other People (hardcover 1st ed.). Fourth Estate. ISBN 9789350293645.
- —— (2017). Miss Laila, Armed and Dangerous (hardcover 1st ed.). Myriad Editions. ISBN 9789352770441.
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