Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi (born 1977) is an Indian author. His debut novel The Last Song of Dusk (2004)won the Betty Trask Award (UK),the Premio Grinzane Cavour in Italy,and was nominated for the IMPAC Prize in Ireland. Translated into 16 languages, The Last Song of Dusk was an international bestseller.
Shanghvi's second novel, The Lost Flamingoes of Bombay (2009)was short-listed for the Man Asian Literary Prize 2008.His third book, The Rabbit & The Squirrel (2018) with illustrations by Stina Wirsen was described by the Hindustan Times as an 'instant classic'.
Shanghvi has been compared to Salman Rushdie and Vikram Seth in his writing styles, especially for using settings of magical realism, and themes such as karma, love and sexuality extensively in The Last Song of Dusk. His essay, Hello, Darling, appeared in 2008 anthology, AIDS Sutra: Untold Stories From India.
Books by Siddharath Dhanvant Shanghvi
- Loss
- The Rabbit & the Squirrel
- The Lost Flamingoes of Bombay
- Last Song of Dusk
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