Shanthi Sekaran is an Indian American educator and novelist[1][2] known for such books as The Prayer Room[1] and Lucky Boy.[3][4][5][6]
Shanthi Sekaran | |
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| Born | 1977 United States |
| Occupation | Novelist, teacher |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | UC Berkeley |
| Genre | Fiction |
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| shanthisekaran | |
Career edit
Sekaran is an adjunct professor at the California College of Arts and St. Mary's College of California, where she teaches creative writing.[7]
Published in 2017, Lucky Boy was named a Best Book of 2017 by NPR, Barnes and Noble, Library Journal and The San Francisco Chronicle. It was long-listed for the Aspen Literary Prize, The Northern California Book Award, and The Morning News Rooster, and is currently shortlisted for the 2018 Chattaqua Prize.
Lucky Boy was initially optioned by Eva Longoria, David Schulner and Ben Spector for television development. The rights to Lucky Boy are up for option again.[8]
Sekaran has written about her experiences as the child of immigrants growing up in California. She explores, through fictional approaches, the disparities in how different categories of immigrants are treated in the US. She also writes about motherhood, politics.[9]
Education edit
Master of Arts, South Asian Studies, UC Berkeley 2001.
Master of Arts, Creative Writing Fiction Johns Hopkins University 2003.
Doctor of Philosophy University of Newcastle (UK) 2011, two part doctoral thesis including; Salt of Another Earth: A Critical Study of Food and Culinary Practice in Indian-American Narratives of the Immigrant Experience.[10]
Awards and honors edit
Shanthi Sekaran's novel Lucky Boy became a finalist of William Saroyan International Prize for Writing in 2018.[11]
References edit
- ^ a b Clark, Leilani (July 31, 2017). "Women to Watch: Shanthi Sekaran". KQED.
- ^ Sekaran, Shanthi (February 23, 2017). "The Role of the Novelist in Trump's America". Refinery29.
- ^ "Lucky Boy". Publishers Weekly. 2017.
- ^ NPR STAFF (January 10, 2017). "Immigration And Infertility Bring Two Mothers Together Over One 'Lucky Boy'". NPR.
- ^ Rooney, Kathleen (January 19, 2017). "'Lucky Boy' by Shanthi Sekaran explores illegal immigration and adoption". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ Cha, Steph (January 14, 2017). "Two warring countries and one 'Lucky' little boy". USA Today.
- ^ "Shanthi Sekaran | California College of the Arts". www.cca.edu.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (November 18, 2017). "Eva Longoria Teams With David Schulner & Nisha Ganatra For 'Lucky Boy' Immigrant Drama Series Based on Book". Deadline.
- ^ Sekaran, Shanthi (November 26, 2016). "Opinion | The Privileged Immigrant". The New York Times.
- ^ "Newcastle University eTheses: The Prayer Room : A Novel, and, The salt of another earth : a critical study of food and culinary practice in Indian-American narratives of the immigrant experience". theses.ncl.ac.uk.
- ^ Lucky Boy (description) Stanford University Libraries