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{{Infobox person
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| name = Anjali Joseph
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1978}}
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], India
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| nationality = British, Indian
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| alma_mater = [[Trinity College, Cambridge]]<br>[[University of East Anglia]]
| occupation = Writer, journalist, teacher
| awards = Desmond Elliott Prize, Betty Trask Prize
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'''Anjali Joseph''' (born 1978) is a British-Indian author, journalist, and teacher. Her first novel, ''[[Saraswati Park]]'' (2010), was a critical success and earned her several awards, including the [[Betty Trask Prize]] and the [[Desmond Elliott Prize]]. Her second novel, ''Another Country'', was released in 2012. In 2010, she was listed by ''[[The Telegraph (UK)|The Telegraph]]'' as one of the 20 best writers under the age of 40.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://idiva.com/news-work-life/anjali-joseph-the-journalist-who-dared-to-dream/4312| title=Anjali Joseph: The Journalist Who Dared To Dream| publisher=iDiva | date=13 April 2011 | access-date=6 June 2014 | author=Walia, Nona}}</ref> Her latest novel is [https://www.amazon.in/Living-Anjali-Joseph-ebook/dp/B013XU0AD0/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 ''The Living''], the tender, lyrical and often funny novel, shines a light on everyday life, illuminating its humour, beauty, and truth.

==Life and career==
Anjali Joseph was born in [[Mumbai]], India, in 1978.<ref name="label">{{cite news | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/anjali-joseph-stop-trying-to-label-me-2112044.html | title=Anjali Joseph: 'Stop trying to label me!' | work=[[The Independent (UK)|The Independent]] | date=24 October 2010 | access-date=6 June 2014}}</ref>
Her father, a research scientist, is a [[Malayali]] and her mother is [[Bengali people|Bengali]]-[[Gujrati people|Gujrati]].<ref name="good">{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/no-good-writer-wants-to-wear-a-panindian-label-anjali-joseph/article4179023.ece | title=No good writer wants to wear a 'pan-Indian' label: Anjali Joseph| work=[[The Hindu]] | date=9 December 2012 | access-date=6 June 2014}}</ref> When she was seven years old, her family relocated to England.<ref name="label"/>

Joseph studied English at the [[Trinity College, Cambridge]], after which she taught French and English in London and Paris, respectively. She subsequently trained to be a [[chartered accountant]], but was disappointed with the career. She then she worked as a journalist with ''[[The Times of India]]'' in Mumbai.<ref name="familiar">{{cite news | url=http://www.hindu.com/mag/2010/08/08/stories/2010080850080200.htm| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110113094305/http://www.hindu.com/mag/2010/08/08/stories/2010080850080200.htm| url-status=dead| archive-date=13 January 2011| title=In familiar territory | date=8 August 2010 | work=[[The Hindu]]| access-date=6 June 2014}}</ref> Joseph completed an MA in Creative Writing at the [[University of East Anglia]], after which she published her first novel, ''[[Saraswati Park]]'', in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Anjali Joseph - Literature|url=https://literature.britishcouncil.org/writer/anjali-joseph|access-date=2020-07-16|website=literature.britishcouncil.org}}</ref>

''Saraswati Park'' told the story of Mohan Karekar, a pensive letter-writer, whose monotonous life undergoes several changes after his gay 19-year-old nephew moves in with him. The book was a critical success; [[Sameer Rahim]] of ''[[The Telegraph (UK)|The Telegraph]]'' wrote in his review that Joseph's writing was "well crafted and the images, when they succeed, feel spot-on".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/bookreviews/7940960/Saraswati-Park-by-Anjali-Joseph-review.html| title=Saraswati Park by Anjali Joseph: review| work=[[The Telegraph (UK)|The Telegraph]] | date=18 August 2010 | access-date=4 June 2014 | author=Rahim, Sameer}}</ref> For her work, she was awarded the [[Betty Trask Prize]] in 2011.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-indian-writer-wins-betty-trask-award-for-debut-novel-1558298 | title=Indian writer wins Betty Trask award for debut novel | work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] | date=23 June 2011 | access-date=4 June 2014}}</ref> The novel also won the [[Desmond Elliott Prize]] and the Vodafone Crossword Book Award for Fiction.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/author-anjali-joseph-bags-two-global-awards/163089-40-103.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140607071338/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/author-anjali-joseph-bags-two-global-awards/163089-40-103.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=7 June 2014 | title=Author Anjali Joseph bags two global awards | publisher=[[CNN-IBN]] | date=27 June 2011 | access-date=4 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/vodafone-crossword-book-awards-2010-announced/180813-40-100.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017122227/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/vodafone-crossword-book-awards-2010-announced/180813-40-100.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=17 October 2012| title=Vodafone Crossword book awards 2010 announced| publisher=CNN-IBN | date=5 September 2011 | access-date=4 June 2014}}</ref> It was shortlisted for [[The Hindu Literary Prize]] in 2010.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/arts/books/article806769.ece "The Hindu Best Fiction Award 2010 Shortlist"], ''The Hindu'', 1 October 2010.</ref>

Joseph's second book, ''Another Country'', was released in 2012. The novel tells the story of Leela Ghosh, a middle-class Bengali girl dealing with friendship, love and betrayal as she travels through Paris, London and Mumbai. Reviewing the book for ''[[The Guardian]]'', Joanna Kavenna wrote that the book was "readable and entertaining" and particularly praised the depiction of Indian urban middle-class youth.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/jul/06/another-country-anjali-joseph-review| title=Another Country by Anjali Joseph – review| work=[[The Guardian]] | date=6 July 2012 | access-date=6 June 2014 | author=Ghosh, Leela}}</ref> The novel was longlisted for the 2012 [[Man Asian Literary Prize]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/longlist-for-man-asian-literary-prize-for-2012-announced/308800-40-100.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121207154548/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/longlist-for-man-asian-literary-prize-for-2012-announced/308800-40-100.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=7 December 2012| title=Longlist for Man Asian Literary Prize for 2012 announced| publisher=CNN-IBN | date=4 December 2012 | access-date=6 June 2014}}</ref>

''The Living'', Joseph's third book was released in 2016 and shortlisted for the [[DSC Prize for South Asian Literature|DSC Prize]] for South Asian Literature.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Joseph|first=Anjali|title=DSC Prize Shortlist: Anjali Joseph's 'The Living' celebrates everyday moments|url=https://scroll.in/article/853994/dsc-prize-shortlist-anjali-josephs-the-living-celebrates-everyday-moments|access-date=2020-07-16|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref> ''The Living'' tells the story of two lives: Claire, a young single mother working in one of England's last remaining shoe factories, and Arun, a recovered alcoholic and now a grandfather, who makes hand-sewn [[Kolhapuri chappal]]s. [[Amit Chaudhuri]]'s review of the book in ''The Guardian'' described ''The Living'' as "an extraordinary portrait of two lives that moves between Norwich and smalltown India poses fundamental questions about existence."<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-03-16|title=The Living by Anjali Joseph review – an exceptional, unexpected work|url=http://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/mar/16/the-living-by-anjali-joseph-review|access-date=2020-07-16|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref> [[Arifa Akbar]] reviewed the book for ''[[The Independent]]'', saying that out of all Joseph's novels this is the "most satisfying and accomplished, speaking its wisdom in whispers".<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-03-17|title=The Living by Anjali Joseph: The drama of our inner lives|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/the-living-by-anjali-joseph-book-review-the-drama-of-our-inner-lives-a6936756.html|access-date=2020-07-16|website=The Independent|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.anjalijoseph.com}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140605225142/http://literature.britishcouncil.org/anjali-joseph Anjali Joseph] at the [[British Council]]
* Anjali Joseph [https://www.4thestate.co.uk/author/anjali-joseph/ author page] on 4th Estate

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