Tania James
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Tania James is an Indian American novelist and short-story writer whose fiction explores cultural identity, political violence, and the complicated relationships between individuals and the societies they inhabit. She studied at Harvard University and earned an MFA from Columbia University. Her debut novel, Atlas of Unknowns (2009), was a New York Times Editors’ Choice and was shortlisted for the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature. Her short-story collection Aerogrammes and Other Stories (2012) received critical acclaim, while her novel The Tusk That Did the Damage (2015) was a finalist for the International Dylan Thomas Prize. Loot (2023), which reimagines the journey of a historical mechanical tiger plundered from India by British forces, was longlisted for the 2023 National Book Award. James teaches in the MFA program at George Mason University and lives in Washington, D.C.
