Jeet thayil (born 1959) is an indian poet, [1] novelist, librettist and musician. He is the author of several poetry collections, including these errors are correct (2008), which won the sahitya akademi award. Performance poet, librettist, novelist, and journalist jeet thayil was born in kerala, india.
He is the author of several poetry collections, including these errors are correct (2008), which won the sahitya akademi award. Indian english poet jeet thayil is known for narcopolis, his novel. After over two decades as a journalist in bombay, bangalore, hong kong and new york, he turned to fiction with narcopolis, the first of his bombay trilogy—shortlisted for the booker, winner of the dsc prize, and a cult favourite.
He is also a poet who has written several poetry collections. Jeet thayil first novel, narcopolis, won the dsc prize for south asian literature and was shortlisted for the 2012 man booker prize and the hindu literary prize. Jeet thayil (born 1959 in kerala) is an indian poet, novelist, librettist and musician. He is best known as a poet and is the author of four collections:.
Thayil is particularly celebrated for his exploration of mental and urban decay. Jeet thayil is an indian poet, novelist, librettist, and musician. Exploring the intersection of art, politics, and craft with the award winning poet and novelist, jeet thayil.