Nikita Lalwani

Nikita Lalwani is a contemporary British novelist of Indian origin whose work has been translated into sixteen languages. Her first novel, Gifte d , was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award, and winner of the inaugural Desmond Elliott Prize for Fiction. Her second, The Village , won a Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize. She wrote the opening essay for AIDS Sutra , an anthology exploring the lives of people living with HIV/AIDS in India. She is a trustee...See more

Nikita Lalwani is a contemporary British novelist of Indian origin whose work has been translated into sixteen languages. Her first novel, Gifte d , was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award, and winner of the inaugural Desmond Elliott Prize for Fiction. Her second, The Village , won a Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize. She wrote the opening essay for AIDS Sutra , an anthology exploring the lives of people living with HIV/AIDS in India. She is a trustee of the United Kingdom human rights organization Liberty. See less