Abir Mukherjee

Abir Mukherjee
Abir Mukherjee at Glasgow University, 2019
NationalityBritish-Indian
OccupationAuthor
SpouseSonal
Children2

Abir Mukherjee (born circa 1974)[1] is a British-Indian[2] author best known for his crime novels. He wrote the Wyndham and Banerjee series set in the British Raj era in India.

Personal life

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Mukherjee's parents moved from Calcutta, India to the United Kingdom before he was born.[1][non-primary source needed] He grew up in Scotland and now lives in Surrey, England with his wife (Sonal) and two sons.[3][4]

Career

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Before beginning his writing career, Mukherjee was an accountant for 20 years.[1][5] In 2013, at age 39, Mukherjee learned that Lee Child did not begin writing until age 40 and was inspired to begin writing himself.[1][5] He began writing A Rising Man in September of that year, partly inspired by the Telegraph's Harvill Secker Crime Writing Competition,[1][5][non-primary source needed] which he won the following year.[6][7] The novel was ultimately published in 2016.

Mukherjee's Wyndham & Bannerjee series is based in Raj-era India. The main protagonists are Calcutta policemen Captain Sam Wyndham and Sergeant Surendranath "Surrender-not" Bannerjee. Mukherjee has stated that this era of colonization in India intrigues him because he did not learn about it in British schooling, and the stories his parents shared about India differed significantly from what he learned in the classroom.[8]

Awards

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Year Title Award Result Ref.
2014 A Rising Man Telegraph Harvill Secker Crime Writing Prize Winner [6][7][9]
2017 CWA Gold Dagger Shortlist [10]
CWA Historical Dagger Winner [3][11][12]
HWA Gold Crown Award Shortlist [13]
Jhalak Prize Shortlist [14]
2018 Barry Award for Best First Novel Nominee
Edgar Award for Best Novel Nominee [15]
Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Shortlist [16]
A Necessary Evil CWA Gold Dagger Shortlist [17]
CWA Historical Dagger Shortlist [17]
CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Longlist [18]
Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize Winner [19][3]
2019 Smoke and Ashes CWA Sapere Books Historical Dagger Shortlist [20]
CWA Gold Dagger Longlist [21]
HWA Gold Crown Award Shortlist [22]
2020 Edgar Award for Best Novel Nominee [23][24]
Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Shortlist [25]
Death in the East CWA Sapere Books Historical Dagger Winner [11][26]
2021 Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Shortlist [27]
2022 Shadows of Men CWA Gold Dagger Shortlist [28]

Publications

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Wyndham and Banerjee series

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  • A Rising Man (2016)
  • A Necessary Evil (2017)
  • Smoke and Ashes (2018)
  • Death in the East (2019)
  • The Shadows of Men (2021)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Historia Interviews: Abir Mukherjee". Historia Magazine. 13 October 2017. Archived from the original on 2022-05-22. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  2. ^ Chhibber, Mini Anthikad (2020-08-10). "Abir Mukherjee: 'Using the crime novel to discuss social issues is in our blood'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  3. ^ a b c "Abir Mukherjee". Penguin. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  4. ^ Shaikh, Farhana (21 June 2016). "Abir Mukherjee". The Asian Writer. Archived from the original on 2022-07-30. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  5. ^ a b c "Meet the Author: Abir Mukherjee". Suffolk Libraries. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  6. ^ a b "Awards: Oddest Book Title; Harvill Secker Crime Writing; Art Book". Shelf Awareness. 2014-02-21. Archived from the original on 2022-07-30. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  7. ^ a b Farrington, Joshua (2014-02-18). "Mukherjee wins Telegraph Harvill Secker crime prize". The Bookseller. Archived from the original on 2022-07-30. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  8. ^ Picker, Lenny (2017-03-10). "'At Least We Gave Them the Railways': PW Talks with Abir Mukherjee". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on 2022-07-30. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  9. ^ Stock, Jon (15 February 2014). "Abir Mukherjee is a worthy winner". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2022-07-30. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  10. ^ "CWA Daggers – Shortlists Announced". The Crime Writers’ Association. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  11. ^ a b "Daggers Announced Online in Daggers Live!". The Crime Writers’ Association. Archived from the original on 2022-07-30. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  12. ^ "CWA Daggers 2017 Awarded to The Dry, Spook Street and Tall Oaks". The Crime Writers’ Association. Archived from the original on 2024-09-07. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  13. ^ "HWA Crown Shortlists 2017". Historia Magazine. 13 July 2017. Archived from the original on 2022-07-30. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  14. ^ "Awards: Jhalak Shortlist". Shelf Awareness. 2017-02-07. Archived from the original on 2023-03-22. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  15. ^ "Abir Mukherjee Nominated for Edgar Award". RCW Literary Agency. Archived from the original on 2022-07-30. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  16. ^ "Awards: Golden Man Booker; Theakston Old Peculier Crime". Shelf Awareness. 2018-05-29. Archived from the original on 2022-12-14. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  17. ^ a b "CWA Dagger Shortlists 2018". The Crime Writers’ Association. Archived from the original on 2018-08-20. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  18. ^ "CWA Announce Longlists for Prestigious Crime Writing Daggers - SHORTLISTS TO BE ANNOUNCED 25 JULY". The Crime Writers’ Association. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  19. ^ "Awards: Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing; McIlvanney Prize". Shelf Awareness. 2018-09-24. Archived from the original on 2024-09-07. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  20. ^ "CWA Unveils 2019 Dagger Shortlists". The Crime Writers’ Association. Archived from the original on 2023-01-02. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  21. ^ "CWA Announce Longlists for Prestigious Crime Writing Daggers". The Crime Writers’ Association. Archived from the original on 2022-07-30. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  22. ^ "HWA Crown Awards 2019: the shortlists". Historia Magazine. 5 September 2019. Archived from the original on 2022-07-30. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  23. ^ "Category List – Best Novel". Edgar® Awards Info & Database. Archived from the original on 2023-12-16. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  24. ^ "Heller, Robotham, and Kim Among 2020 Edgar Nominees". Publishers Weekly. 2020-01-22. Archived from the original on 2024-09-07. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  25. ^ "Awards: Theakston Old Peculier Crime Shortlist". Shelf Awareness. 2020-06-10. Archived from the original on 2022-07-29. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  26. ^ "Countdown to Daggers". The Crime Writers’ Association. Archived from the original on 2022-07-30. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  27. ^ "Awards: PEN/Malamud Winner, Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel Shortlist". Shelf Awareness. 2021-06-21. Archived from the original on 2022-12-14. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  28. ^ "CWA Dagger Shortlists Announced". The Crime Writers’ Association. Archived from the original on 2023-06-19. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
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