ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - May 24, 2016: ( Photo by Philip Cheung )
Deepak Unnikrishnan
Deepak Unnikrishnan is a writer from Abu Dhabi and a resident of the States. His book Temporary People, a work of fiction about Gulf narratives steeped in Malayalee and S. Asian lingo, won the inaugural Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing (US), the Hindu Prize (India), and the Moore Prize (UK). It has also appeared on the long lists and shortlists of several prizes. He teaches at NYU Abu Dhabi.
Deepak Unnikrishnan is a writer from Abu Dhabi and a resident of the States. His book Temporary People, a work of fiction about Gulf narratives steeped in Malayalee and S. Asian lingo, won the inaugural Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing (US), the Hindu Prize (India), and the Moore Prize (UK). It has also appeared on the long lists and shortlists of several prizes. He teaches at NYU Abu Dhabi.
