Editing Anosh Irani

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[[File:Bookbits - 2010-04-29 Anosh Irani-Dahanu Road.vorb.oga|thumb|right|Anosh Irani on Bookbits radio talks about Dahanu Roat.]]

'''Anosh Irani''' (born 1974) is an [[Indian-Canadian]] novelist and playwright. An [[Irani (India)|Irani]] (like [[Parsi people|Parsi]], but of more recent [[Iranian peoples|Iranian]] extraction), he was born and raised in [[Mumbai]], although he has indicated that he personally prefers the city's traditional English name, [[Bombay]]. After working in advertising in India, he moved to [[Vancouver]] in 1998 to study and pursue writing.

His first full-length play, ''[[The Matka King]]'', premiered in October 2003 at the [[Arts Club Theatre Company]] in Vancouver. His play, ''Bombay Black'', won four [[Dora Mavor Moore Awards|Dora Awards]], including Outstanding New Play. Irani was also featured in ''[[Quill & Quire]]'' as one of a handful of young Canadian “writers to watch.” 

He published his [[debut novel]], ''The Cripple and His Talismans'', in 2004.  This dark fable won critical acclaim for its [[magic realism|magic realist]] depiction of the seedy beggars' underworld of India. 

Irani's second novel, ''[[The Song of Kahunsha]]'', was chosen as a CBC Book Club One pick, and was selected for the 2007 edition of ''[[Canada Reads]]'', where it was championed by [[Donna Morrissey]]. Kahunsha is a story about the abandoned children of Bombay, struggling for survival and to hold onto hope amidst the violence of the 1993 racial riots. 

His third novel, ''[[Dahanu Road (novel)]]'', was published in 2010.

His latest play, ''[[My Granny the Goldfish]]'', premiered at the Arts Club Theatre Company's new venue, The Revue Stage, in Vancouver on April 16, 2010.

{{From wp|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anosh Irani}}

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