Anjali Joseph has been announced as the winner of this year’s Desmond Elliot Prize for her novel ‘Saraswati Park’. One of the newest awards on the literary scene since its foundation in 2007, the Prize has supported debut writers with its £10,000 award. Set up in honour of former publisher and literary agent, Desmond Elliot, the prize is awarded annually to a novel with ‘depth and breadth with a compelling narrative.
Set amongst the middle-class suburbs of Bombay, 'Saraswati Park' follows the lives of letter writer Mohan, his wife Lakshmi and their 19 year old nephew Ashish as they deal with the trials and tibualations of relationships in their modern lives. The novel has already received critical acclaim from the international press. Joseph, a former editor for Elle Magazine in India, is now writing her second novel.
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