Anees Salim

Anees Salim is an Indian author best known for his books ''Vanity Bagh, The Blind Lady's Descendants'' and ''The Small Town Sea.'' Born in the sea-town of Varkala in south Kerala, he now lives in Kochi where he works as an advertising professional. He won the Sahitya Akademi Award for ''The Blind Lady's Descendants'' in 2018, becoming only the fourth Keralite in history to win the award for an English work. Some of his columns have appeared in ''The Indian Express''. Noted for his unadorned, precise prose, Salim is one of the most important figures of twenty-first century Indian English literature. Provided by Wikipedia