Anosh Irani
Indo-Canadian Novelist and Playwright
About Anosh Irani
Anosh Irani (born 1974, Mumbai, India) is an acclaimed Indo-Canadian novelist and playwright.
He attended the University of British Columbia and Capilano University, and currently teaches creative writing at Simon Fraser University. Irani's bold and courageous choice of subjects challenges readers to confront uncomfortable truths, often focusing on characters for whom hope is a luxury, such as those affected by caste conflict, street children, or transgender individuals.
His works include the novels The Song of Kahunsha (shortlisted for Canada Reads) and The Parcel (finalist for a Governor General's Literary Award and the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize). His play Bombay Black won five Dora Mavor Moore Awards, including Outstanding New Play. In 2019, he published his first short story collection, Translated from the Gibberish, and in 2023, he won the Writers' Trust Engel Findley Award.
Irani lives in North Vancouver.
References & Credits
Image Credits
- Profile photo: Photo courtesy of Milkweed Editions
Key Works
Novels: The Song of Kahunsha, The Parcel; Play: Bombay Black; Short Story Collection: Translated from the Gibberish.
Awards and Honors
Writers' Trust Engel Findley Award (2023), Dora Mavor Moore Awards for Bombay Black (including Outstanding New Play), shortlisted for Canada Reads (The Song of Kahunsha), finalist for Governor General's Literary Award and Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize (The Parcel).