Manu Joseph
{{Short description|Indian journalist and writer}}
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| birth_place = Kottayam, Kerala, India
| nationality = Indian
| education = Loyola College, Chennai
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Manu Joseph (born 22 July 1974){{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3338915.Manu_Joseph|title=Manu Joseph|website=www.goodreads.com}}{{cite web|title=About the Author|url=http://www.manujoseph.com/About%20the%20Author.html|publisher=manujoseph.com|accessdate=15 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111125175315/http://www.manujoseph.com/About%20the%20Author.html|archive-date=25 November 2011|url-status=dead}} is an Indian journalist and writer. He is the former editor of Open magazine.
Life and career
Manu was born in Kottayam, Kerala, and grew up in Chennai. His father Joseph Madappally is a film-maker who directed the Malayalam film Thoranam (1987). He is a graduate of Loyola College, Chennai, and dropped out of Madras Christian College to become a staff writer at Society magazine. He is a former editor of Open magazine, and a columnist for The International New York Times and The Hindustan Times. In 2007, he was a Chevening Scholar.{{cite web|title=Slimme mannen – Manu Joseph|url=http://www.literairnederland.nl/2010/08/04/slimme-mannen-manu-joseph/|work=literairnederland|accessdate=15 November 2011}} He currently lives in Delhi. His debut novel Serious Men (2010) won The Hindu Literary Prize and the PEN Open Book Award. It has been adapted by Sudhir Mishra as a feature film of the same name.{{cite web |title=Nawazuddin Siddiqui to star in Netflix’s Serious Men, directed by Sudhir Mishra |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/nawazuddin-siddiqui-to-star-in-netflix-s-serious-men-directed-by-sudhir-mishra/story-rX7KkpFo2gKQLX9ux5jZ8I.html |website=Hindustan Times |access-date=27 February 2022 |language=en |date=3 June 2019}}
His second novel, The Illicit Happiness of Other People, was published in September 2012.{{cite web|title=The Illicit Happiness of Other People (extracts)|url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/magazine/article3891829.ece|work=The Hindu Prize|accessdate=4 October 2012}} He also wrote the screenplay for the film Love Khichdi (2009).{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/2018/jul/08/extraordinary-minds-ordinary-fathers-1838815.html|title=Extraordinary Minds, Ordinary Fathers|work=The New Indian Express|date=8 July 2018|access-date=29 December 2018}}
In January 2014, Manu resigned as editor of Open magazine.{{cite web|title= Manu Joseph resigns|url=http://www.firstpost.com/living/manu-joseph-quits-as-editor-of-open-magazine-1325957.html|work=Firstpost|accessdate=9 June 2015}}
Manu is the creator and writer of Decoupled, an Indian English-language comedy web series, which was released on Netflix on 17 December 2021.{{Cite news|date=2021-12-07|title=‘Decoupled’ : The comedy of separation|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/r-madhavan-surveen-chawla-netflix-show-decoupled-written-by-manu-joseph/article37861737.ece|access-date=2022-02-21|issn=0971-751X}}
Awards and honours
- 2010: The Hindu Literary Prize won for Serious MenBenedicte Page. [https://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/nov/02/manu-joseph-india-serious-men "Manu Joseph's controversial tale of caste wins Indian literary prize"], The Guardian, 2 November 2010."Journalist's debut novel 'Serious Men' wins award" (3 November 2010). Mail Today (New Delhi). Retrieved 16 October 2012.
- 2010: Man Asian Literary Prize shortlisted for Serious Men{{cite web|title=Manu Joseph Serious Men, 2010 Shortlist|url=http://www.manasianliteraryprize.org/manu-joseph|work=The Man Asian Literary Prize|accessdate=15 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111105043612/http://www.manasianliteraryprize.org/manu-joseph/|archive-date=5 November 2011|url-status=usurped}}
- 2010: Huffington Post′s 10 best books of the year for Serious Men{{cite web |last1=Shivani |first1=Anis |title=Huffington Post Exclusive: The 10 Best Books Of 2010 (PHOTOS) |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/anis-shivani-10-best-books-2010_b_780491 |website=HuffPost |access-date=27 February 2022 |language=en |date=9 November 2010}}
- 2011: Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize shortlisted for Serious Men{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2011/apr/13/leith-knight-wodehouse-book-prize |title=Sam Leith and India Knight in running for Wodehouse book prize |work=The Guardian |author=Maev Kennedy |date=12 April 2011 |accessdate=9 November 2013}}
- 2011: PEN Open Book Award won for Serious Men{{cite web |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2011/08/pen-american-centers-2011-awards.html |title=Jacket Copy: PEN American Center's 2011 award winners |work=LA Times |author= |date=11 August 2011 |accessdate=9 November 2013}}
- 2013: The Hindu Literary Prize shortlisted for The Illicit Happiness of Other People{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/books/books-authors/the-hindu-prize-2013-shortlist/article5331260.ece |title=The Hindu Prize 2013 Shortlist |work=The Hindu |author=Staff writer |author-link=Staff writer |date=9 November 2013 |accessdate=9 November 2013}}
Works
- {{cite book |first=Manu |last=Joseph |title=Serious Men |publisher=HarperCollins India |year=2010 |isbn=9788172238520 |edition=hardcover 1st}}
- {{cite book |first=Manu |last=Joseph |author-mask=2 |title=The Illicit Happiness of Other People |publisher=Fourth Estate |year=2012 |isbn=9789350293645 |edition=hardcover 1st}}
- {{cite book |first=Manu |last=Joseph |author-mask=2 |title=Miss Laila, Armed and Dangerous |publisher=Myriad Editions |year=2017 |isbn=9789352770441 |edition=hardcover 1st}}
References
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External links
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- [http://www.newslaundry.com/2012/07/can-you-take-it-manu-joseph/ "Can you take it Manu Joseph?"] newslaundry.com, 19 July 2012.
- [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anis-shivani/manu-joseph-india_b_674544.html Huffington Post interview], 18 September 2010.
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Category:Journalists from Kerala
Category:Writers from Kottayam
Category:Loyola College, Chennai alumni
Category:Indian male journalists
Category:Indian male screenwriters