Anosh Irani has published four critically acclaimed novels: The Cripple and His Talismans, a national bestseller; The Song of Kahunsha, which was an international bestseller and was shortlisted for Canada Reads and the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize; Dahanu Road, which was nominated for the Man Asian Literary Prize; and his latest novel, The Parcel, was a finalist for the BC Book Prize’s Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize, the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize, and the Governor General’s Literary Award. His play Bombay Black won the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play, and his anthology The Bombay Plays: The Matka King & Bombay Black was shortlisted for the Governor General’s Literary Award for Drama. He lives in Vancouver. Visit www.anoshirani.com for more information.

“Anosh Irani has crafted a story as black and seductive as a desert night.” —The Globe and Mail

“Intrigue, betrayal, love and seduction. This month’s most riveting watch on Mumbai’s theatre circuit is Bombay Black.” —Elle Magazine

“Sensuous, lyrical, mysterious, sordid, grotesque, romantic and highly emblematic.” —The Globe and Mail

“At once poetic and theatrical, The Bombay Plays pulse with grit, humour and despair. Anosh Irani makes an astonishing debut with these two plays. His voice is fierce, funny and wholly original.” —Governor General’s Literary Award jury citation