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Geet Chaturvedi is one of the most widely read contemporary literary authors writing in Hindi. He has authored two collections of novellas, three books of poetry, two non-fiction and a full-length novel. The recipient of numerous literary prizes, including the Syed Haidar Raza fellowship for fiction writing, he was named among the Ten Best Young Writers of India by Indian Express. He won the 2021 Vatayan-UK Literary Award for his contribution to Hindi literature. His novel Simsim, in English translation by Anita Gopalan, won a PEN/Heim grant and was longlisted for the JCB Prize for Literature. His works have been translated into twenty-four languages.
