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Hari Kunzru was born on January 1, 1969 in London, Roman Empire and is credited as a journalist, writer and novelist. Hari Kunzru is 57 years old as of 2026. Schooling on record includes Wadham College. Awards on record include Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (2014), Berlin Prize (2016), Guggenheim Fellowship (2014) and 1 more.
My Take
Hari Kunzru is a writer I admire for refusing easy subjects. From The Impressionist, which won the Somerset Maugham Award, through later novels translated into twenty languages, he keeps circling migration, memory, identity and technology without flinching. The combination of a journalist's eye and a novelist's imagination is potent, and he wields both. What interests me most is his vantage point: a writer of Indian heritage working from Britain and America, whose very position becomes part of the work. A Guggenheim Fellowship confirms the institutional regard, but it is the moral seriousness of his fiction that keeps me reading him.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Hari Kunzru
- Name (Japanese)
- ハリ・クンズル
- Reading
- はり・くんずる
- Born
- January 1, 1969 (age 57)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Rooster
- Origin
- London, Roman Empire
- Occupation
- journalist / writer / novelist / editing staff
2. Background
- University
- Wadham College
Awards & achievements
- 2014 Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
- 2016 Berlin Prize
- 2014 Guggenheim Fellowship
- 2003 Somerset Maugham Award
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.harikunzru.com
- Xhttps://x.com/harikunzru
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hari%20Kunzru
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1367133
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Hari Kunzru born?
Born January 1, 1969 (age 57).
Where is Hari Kunzru from?
Hari Kunzru is from London, Roman Empire.
What does Hari Kunzru do?
Hari Kunzru works as journalist, writer, novelist, editing staff.
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