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'''Madhuri Vijay''' is an Indian author living in [[Hawaii]]. She is the author of ''The Far Field,'' which won the second [[JCB Prize]] for literature, India's most prestigious literary award.<ref name="econotimes-2019nov">{{cite news | title=JCB winner Madhuri Vijay senses hostility towards fiction; says she thought her book won't release in India | newspaper=The Economic Times | date=2019-11-06 | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/jcb-winner-madhuri-vijay-senses-hostility-towards-fiction-says-she-thought-her-book-wont-release-in-india/articleshow/71937474.cms | accessdate = 2020-08-07}}{{subscription required}}</ref>

==Early life==
Vijay was born and grew up in [[Bangalore]], India.<ref name="lawrence2019"/><ref name="hindustani2020jan"/><ref name="econotimes-2019nov"/><ref name="wapo-2020jan">{{cite news | last=Charles | first=Ron | title=A daughter searches for her mother's secrets in Kashmir but finds only more questions | newspaper=The Washington Post| date=2019-01-08 | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/a-daughter-searches-for-her-mothers-secrets-in-kashmir-but-finds-only-more-questions/2019/01/07/ee8501aa-1210-11e9-90a8-136fa44b80ba_story.html | accessdate = 2020-08-07}}</ref> In 2009, she graduated [[Phi Beta Kappa]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=keyreporter |date=2020-03-24 |title=ΦΒΚ Award Winners 2019 |url=https://www.keyreporter.org/articles/2020/φbk-award-winners-2019/ |access-date=2023-03-09 |website=The Key Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> from [[Lawrence University]], where she studied psychology and English.<ref name="lawrence2019">{{cite web | last=Berthiaume | first=Ed | title=Lawrence experience inspires, informs Madhuri Vijay's path to "The Far Field" | publisher=Lawrence University News | date=2019-10-09 | url=https://blogs.lawrence.edu/news/2019/10/lawrence-experience-inspires-informs-madhuri-vijays-path-to-the-far-field.html | accessdate = 2020-08-07}}</ref> After graduation, she received a [[Watson Foundation#Thomas J. Watson Fellowship|Watson Fellowship]], which took her to South Africa, [[Malaysia]], and [[Tanzania]] while studying people from India living in foreign lands.<ref name="lawrence2019"/> After the fellowship, she left to attend the [[Iowa Writers' Workshop]].<ref name="econotimes-2019nov"/><ref name="lawrence2019"/><ref name="hindustani2020jan"/>

==Writing==
Her debut novel on [[Kashmir]], ''The Far Field'', won the JCB Prize for literature<ref name="hindustani2020jan">{{cite web | title=Madhuri Vijay bags Crossword Book Award for novel on Kashmir | work=Hindustan Times| date=2020-01-15 | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/madhuri-vijay-bags-crossword-book-award-for-novel-on-kashmir/story-lKXd16Q3anH4DG7ACjyi5H.html | accessdate = 2020-08-07}}</ref>. Vijay said she was surprised that the book was even published in India, where publishers were reluctant to take it on due to the "current climate in the country."<ref name="econotimes-2019nov"/>

She is a recipient of the [[Pushcart Prize]] and has been longlisted for the [[DSC Prize for South Asian Literature]].<ref name="econotimes-2019nov"/> Her writing has appeared in ''[[The Best American Nonrequired Reading]]'', ''[[Narrative Magazine]]'' and ''[[Salon (website)|Salon]]'', among other publications.<ref name="econotimes-2019nov"/> Her short story "You Are My Dear Friend", published in the 17 August 2020, issue of ''[[The New Yorker]]'', was also included in ''[[The Best American Short Stories 2021]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Walters |first=John |date=2022-03-12 |title=Book Review: The Best American Short Stories 2021 Edited by Jesmyn Ward and Heidi Pitlor |url=https://johnwalterswriter.com/2022/03/12/book-review-the-best-american-short-stories-2021-edited-by-jesmyn-ward-and-heidi-pitlor/ |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=John Walters |language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life==
As of 2019, Vijay lives in [[Hawaii]],<ref name="lawrence2019"/><ref name="wapo-2020jan"/> where she teaches English.<ref name="econotimes-2019nov"/><ref name="hindustani2020jan"/>

==Awards==
*Watson Fellowship (2009)
*Pushcart Prize (2019)
*JCB Prize for Literature (2019)
*Tata Literature Live First Book Award (2019)
*Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction (2020), long-listed
*Crossword Book Award (2020)
*Women AutHer Award for Best Fiction (2020)<ref>{{Cite news |title=Women AutHer Awards 2020 for best fiction goes to Madhuri Vijay and Sutapa Basu – Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/features/women-auther-awards-2020-for-best-fiction-goes-to-madhuri-vijay-and-sutapa-basu/articleshow/74573249.cms |access-date=2022-12-06 |website=The Times of India |date=18 April 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://madhurivijay.com/}}

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Ptamansamrat at 04:42, 29 April 2026