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Anosh Irani

Anosh Irani is a celebrated Canadian author and playwright.
South Asian man in a white shirt sits with his arms crossed on the back of a chair, looking directly into the camera.
Anosh Irani is a Vancouver-based novelist and playwright. (Glen D'Mello)

Anosh Irani is a Vancouver-based novelist and playwright. His novels and plays are all at least partially set in the streets of Bombay, the place of his birth, and tell stories of those often marginalized by society. 

Irani's novel The Song of Kahunsha was a Canada Reads 2007 selection. where it was defended by Donna Morrissey. His fourth novel, The Parcel, was shortlisted for the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize and the Governor General's Literary Award for English-language fiction.

Books by Anosh Irani

Interviews

Featured VideoAnosh Irani on his latest novel, which is set in the red-light district of Mumbai.

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