Hari Kunzru

Richard Brock (University of Calgary)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.09: English Writing and Culture: Postwar and Contemporary Britain , 1945-present.
Vol. editors: Gina Lyle (University of Glasgow), Graham MacPhee (University of Manchester), Kerry Myler (Birmingham Newman University), Jenni Ramone (The Nottingham Trent University)

Dates

Born 1969
Activity 1995-ongoing

Places

Born in England
Active in United Kingdom

Cultural Identities

British Asian

Activities

Primary

Journalist
Novelist
Story-writer

Resources

Kunzru's Works

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Hari Kunzru is a British author and journalist who came to wide public attention following the publication of his 2002 novel

The Impressionist

. To date he has published three novels and a collection of short stories, and is an active contributor to the

Guardian

and

Mute Magazine

. He has also written several notable articles for the magazine

Wired

, and currently fills the post of Deputy President on the board of English PEN, an organization which campaigns for freedom of expression, and supports the rights of persecuted writers across the globe. Of mixed white British and Asian descent, Kunzru is frequently situated alongside other young writers such as Zadie Smith and Monica Ali, as a spokesperson for contemporary “multicultural” Britain – a position consolidated by the…

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Citation: Brock, Richard. "Hari Kunzru". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 08 September 2008 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=5945, accessed 25 April 2024.]

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