Country: India
Nawaaz Ahmed was born in Tamil Nadu, India. Before turning to writing, he was a computer scientist, researching search algorithms for Yahoo. His debut novel Radiant Fugitives (2021) was a finalist for the 2022 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction and the Edmund White Award for Debut Fiction. He was longlisted for The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize and the Aspen Words Literary Prize. He currently lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Supported by the Embassy of the United States, Jakarta
Nawaaz Ahmed lahir di Tamil Nadu, India. Sebelum beralih menulis, ia adalah seorang ilmuwan komputer, meneliti algoritma pencarian untuk Yahoo. Novel debutnya Radiant Fugitives (2021) menjadi finalis untuk 2022 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction dan Edmund White Award untuk Debut Fiction, dan masuk daftar panjang untuk The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, dan Aspen Words Literary Prize. Ia saat ini tinggal di Brooklyn, New York.
Didukung oleh Kedutaan Besar Amerika Serikat, Jakarta
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