Vivek Shanbhag

Vivek Shanbhag (ವಿವೇಕ ಶಾನಭಾಗ) is an Indian story writer, novelist and playwright in Kannada. He is the author of eight works of fiction and two plays, all of which have been published in Kannada.[1] His works have been translated into English and several other Indian languages.[2] Vivek Shanbhag also worked as editor for the literary magazine "Desha Kaala" for 5 years. "Desha Kaala" was considered as one of the best literary magazines in Kannada.

Vivek Shanbhag
BornVivek Shanbhag
1962
Sirsi, Karnataka, India
OccupationEngineer
NationalityIndian
Period1984-present
GenreStory, Novella, Novel and Plays
SubjectVarious Themes
Literary movementNavyottara
Notable worksGhachar Ghochar, Ooru Bhanga, Ondu Badi Kadalu, Innu Ondu, Langaru and Huli Savaari
Website
vivekshanbhag.com

Shanbhag was a Writer in Residence at the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa during the fall of 2016. Vivek Shanbhag is considered as one of the finest writer in the history of Kannada Literature. "Huli Savaari", "Kantu", "Noolina Eni", "Guruthu", "Langaru", "Ankura", "Mattobbana Samsara", "Sharvana Services", "Ghachar Gochar", "Innu Ondu", "Ondu Badi Kadalu" and "Ooru Bhanga" are his best contribution to the Kannada fiction. His short stories and novels are highly praised by critics. Through his recent novella Ghachar Gochar he got huge popularity as a writer from allover the nation.

Works

Collection of Short Stories
  • Ankura (1985)
  • Langaru (1992)
  • Huli Savaari (1995)
  • Mattobbana Samsara (2005)

Novella

Novels
  • Innu Ondu (2001)
  • Ondu Badi Kadalu (2007)
  • Ooru Bhanga (2015)

Plays
  • Sakkare Gombe (1999)
  • Bahumukhi (2007)

Editor
gollark: So you can implement forth atop my thing, obviously*.
gollark: Invent macro(n)s for the assembler.
gollark: It's constrained by me wanting to make the assembler very small due to laziness, and the fact that the ISA has no immediate operands at all.
gollark: This way makes self modifying code easier.
gollark: Just use all the memory as a stack, silly.

References
  1. "Vivek Shanbhag - About Vivek Shanbhag".
  2. "Vivek Shanbhag - Silk Routes". iwp.uiowa.edu.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/06/books/review/ghachar-ghochar-vivek-shanbhag.html

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/ghachar-ghochar-review-literary-perfection-from-indian-master-1.3054001

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/ghachar-ghochar-vivek-shanbhag-book-review-a7690991.html

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/apr/27/ghachar-ghochar-vivek-shanbhag-review



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