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Anita Nair

Anita Nair is one of India’s best-known authors whose oeuvre ranges from literary fiction to noir to poetry, children’s literature to translation. Her books have been translated into thirty-two world languages and have been adapted for audio, stage and screen. She has received several prizes and honours including the Sahitya Akademi Award, the Crossword Prize, and the National Film Award. “Anita’s Attic”, the creative writing mentorship programme she founded, has mentored over 125 writers. She is also a High-Profile Supporter of the UNHCR. Her latest novel Hot Stage (2024) is the third in the Borei Gowda noir series.