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Tanuj Solanki

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Tanuj Solanki is the author of four books of fiction. His debut novel Neon Noon was shortlisted for the Tata Lit Live First Book Award 2016. His second, the short-story collection titled Diwali in Muzaffarnagar, won the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar in 2019. His novel The Machine is Learning was longlisted for the JCB Prize for Literature 2020 and was listed by The Hindu as among the 10 best fiction books of 2020. Manjhi's Mayhem is his latest novel. ...more

Average rating: 4.03 · 472 ratings · 108 reviews · 4 distinct worksSimilar authors
Diwali in Muzaffarnagar

4.11 avg rating — 185 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions
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The Machine is Learning

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Neon Noon

3.87 avg rating — 99 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions
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4.08 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 2022 — 2 editions
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Frère d'âme, the title of the French original, translates to Soul Brother. The last few chapters here (in which most of the 'value' of the novel is contained) offer a Cortazar-esque identity-switch -- wherein the first-person narrator morphs from one ...more
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message 13: by Mohit

Mohit Sharma Congratulations on winning this year's Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar! :)


message 12: by Dean

Dean Pusell Hello Tanuj! Thank you for accepting my friend request :))), much love.


message 11: by Jigar

Jigar Brahmbhatt How do I find "Blow-Up and Other Stories"?


message 10: by Glenn

Glenn Russell Thanks for being friends on Goodreads, Tanuj. Read a few of your fine reviews. Look forward to more.


message 9: by lazycalm (last edited Mar 07, 2014 05:20AM)

lazycalm Hello, Tanuj! Thanks for accepting my friend request :).


Scribble Orca Happy New Year, Tanuj - all the best for 2014!


message 7: by Tanuj

Tanuj Solanki Megha wrote: "Interesting avatar. Where is it from?"

Its a work from the artist Annie Terrazzo.


message 6: by Megha

Megha Interesting avatar. Where is it from?


Scribble Orca Pleased to be acquainted and thank you!


message 4: by Tanuj

Tanuj Solanki Megha wrote: "Who is that in your profile pic?"

It is a portrait of Clarice Lispector made be an artist called de Chirico.


message 3: by Megha

Megha Who is that in your profile pic?


message 2: by Rakhi

Rakhi Dalal Thanks for the add, Tanuj! Looking forward to reading more of your reviews :)


Richard Tanuj, Thank you for accepting the friend request. You seem to have very wide interests, so that should provide opportunities for interesting discussion.


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