Anosh Irani

Background

An Irani (like Parsi, but of more recent Iranian extraction), he was born and raised in Mumbai, although he has indicated that he personally prefers the city"s traditional English name, Bombay.

Education

From 1998 Irani attended the University of British Columbia. He received his Bachelor"s degree in Creative Writing in 2002.

In September 2012, Irani taught a Creative Writing course at Simon Fraser University.

Starting in September 2013, Irani will be teaching a Creative Writing course on Playwriting at McGill University.

In September 2014, Irani was the Writer-in-Residence at Simon Fraser University in the World Literature department. He also taught a special topics course, "Writing for the Stage.".

Career

After working in advertising in India, he moved to Vancouver in 1998 to study and pursue writing. His first full-length play, The Matka King, premiered in October 2003 at the Arts Club Theatre Company in Vancouver. Irani was also featured in Quill & Quire as one of a handful of young Canadian “writers to watch.” He published his debut novel, The Cripple and His Talismans, in 2004.

Irani"s second novel, The Song of Kahunsha, was chosen as a Canadian Broadcasting Company Book Club One pick, and was selected for the 2007 edition of Canada Reads, where it was championed by Donna Morrissey.

Kahunsha is a story about the abandoned children of Bombay, struggling for survival and to hold on to hope amidst the violence of the 1993 racial riots. His third novel, Dahanu Road (novel), was published in 2010.

His latest play, My Granny the Goldfish, premiered at the Arts Club Theatre Company"s new venue, The Revue Stage, in Vancouver on April 16, 2010.

Achievements

• His play, Bombay Black, won four Dora Awards, including Outstanding New Play. This dark fable won critical acclaim for its magic realist depiction of the seedy beggars" underworld of India.

Works

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  • The Bombay Plays: Bombay Black & The Matka King

    ( Bombay Black is a love story between a blind man and a...)

  • The Bombay Plays: Bombay Black & The Matka King by Anosh Irani (2007-09-01)

    (Will be shipped from US. Used books may not include compa...)