Kiran Nagarkar
Kiran Nagarkar | |
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2013 – at the bookfair of Leipzig, Germany | |
| Born | 2 April 1942 Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India (now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India) |
| Died | (aged 77) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
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| Literary movement | Indian |
| Notable awards | Sahitya Akademi Award, Order of Merit of Germany |
| Spouse | Tulsi Vatsal |
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Kiran Nagarkar (2 April 1942 – 5 September 2019) was an Indian novelist, playwright and screenwriter. A noted drama and film critic, he was one of the most significant writers of post-colonial India.
Amongst his notable works are Saat Sakkam Trechalis (tr. Seven Sixes Are Forty Three) (1974), Ravan and Eddie (1994), and Cuckold (1997) for which he was awarded the 2001 Sahitya Akademi Award in English by the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters. His novels written in English have been translated into German. In 2012, he was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.