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Abir Mukherjee
Abir Mukherjee at Glasgow University, 2019
Nationality British-Indian Occupation Author Spouse Sonal Children 2
Abir Mukherjee (born circa 1974)[1] British-Indian [2] 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] Lee Child did not begin writing until age 40 and was inspired to begin writing himself.[1] [5] A Rising Man in September of that year, partly inspired by the Telegraph '[1] [5] [non-primary source needed which he won the following year.[6] [7]
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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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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^ a b c "Abir Mukherjee" . Penguin . Retrieved 2022-07-30 .
^ Shaikh, Farhana (21 June 2016). "Abir Mukherjee" . The Asian Writer . Retrieved 2022-07-30 .
^ a b c "Meet the Author: Abir Mukherjee" . Suffolk Libraries . Retrieved 2022-07-30 .
^ a b "Awards: Oddest Book Title; Harvill Secker Crime Writing; Art Book" . Shelf Awareness . 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2022-07-30 .
^ a b Farrington, Joshua (2014-02-18). "Mukherjee wins Telegraph Harvill Secker crime prize" . The Bookseller . Retrieved 2022-07-30 .
^ Picker, Lenny (2017-03-10). " . Publishers Weekly . Retrieved 2022-07-30 .
^ Stock, Jon (15 February 2014). "Abir Mukherjee is a worthy winner" . The Telegraph . Retrieved 2022-07-30 .
^ "CWA Daggers – Shortlists Announced" . The Crime Writers’ Association . Retrieved 2022-07-30 .
^ a b "Daggers Announced Online in Daggers Live!" . The Crime Writers’ Association . Retrieved 2022-07-30 .
^ "CWA Daggers 2017 Awarded to The Dry, Spook Street and Tall Oaks" . The Crime Writers’ Association . Retrieved 2022-07-30 .
^ "HWA Crown Shortlists 2017" . Historia Magazine . 13 July 2017. Retrieved 2022-07-30 .
^ "Awards: Jhalak Shortlist" . Shelf Awareness . 2017-02-07. Retrieved 2022-07-30 .
^ "Abir Mukherjee Nominated for Edgar Award" . RCW Literary Agency . Retrieved 2022-07-30 .
^ "Awards: Golden Man Booker; Theakston Old Peculier Crime" . Shelf Awareness . 2018-05-29. Retrieved 2022-07-29 .
^ a b "CWA Dagger Shortlists 2018" . The Crime Writers’ Association . Retrieved 2022-07-30 .
^ "CWA Announce Longlists for Prestigious Crime Writing Daggers - SHORTLISTS TO BE ANNOUNCED 25 JULY" . The Crime Writers’ Association . Retrieved 2022-07-30 .
^ "Awards: Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing; McIlvanney Prize" . Shelf Awareness . 2018-09-24. Retrieved 2022-07-30 .
^ "CWA Unveils 2019 Dagger Shortlists" . The Crime Writers’ Association . Retrieved 2022-07-30 .
^ "CWA Announce Longlists for Prestigious Crime Writing Daggers" . The Crime Writers’ Association . Retrieved 2022-07-30 .
^ "HWA Crown Awards 2019: the shortlists" . Historia Magazine . 5 September 2019. Retrieved 2022-07-30 .
^ "Category List – Best Novel" . Edgar® Awards Info & Database . Retrieved 2022-07-30 .
^ "Heller, Robotham, and Kim Among 2020 Edgar Nominees" . Publishers Weekly . 2020-01-22. Retrieved 2022-07-30 .
^ "Awards: Theakston Old Peculier Crime Shortlist" . Shelf Awareness . 2020-06-10. Retrieved 2022-07-29 .
^ "Countdown to Daggers" . The Crime Writers’ Association . Retrieved 2022-07-30 .
^ "Awards: PEN/Malamud Winner, Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel Shortlist" . Shelf Awareness . 2021-06-21. Retrieved 2022-07-29 .
^ "CWA Dagger Shortlists Announced" . The Crime Writers’ Association . Retrieved 2022-07-30 .
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