Farahad zama biography
- Farahad Zama is a British IT director and novelist.
- Farahad Zama was born in Vizag on the Eastern coast of India in 1966.
- Farahad Zama is a British IT director and novelist.
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Farahad Zama author biography, plus links to books by Farahad Zama.
Farahad Zama
Farahad Zama was born in Visakhapatnam (Vizag) on the eastern coast of India in 1966. After obtaining a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Engineering at Kharagpur, near Kolkata, he moved to Mumbai to work for an investment bank. An arranged marriage to a Vizag girl soon followed. His career took him to New York, Zurich and Luxembourg and finally brought him to London for six months. Sixteen years later Farahad is still in South London with his Vizag girl and two Croydon-born boys.
His first book, The Marriage Bureau for Rich People, was a Richard and Judy Daily Mail selection and was shortlisted for Waterstone's First Novel at the 2009 National Book Awards and a Muslim Writers Award and it won the Melissa Nathan Award.
This biography was last updated on 06/11/2009.
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Farahad Zama: Loss makes good literature
The novel "Happiness for the Rich" by the Indian-English writer Farahad Zam is a romance novel in the Indian style. The hero of the novel, Mr. Ali, who has been retired for several years, has a lot of free time and therefore decides to open a marriage agency in order to make many wealthy clients happy. The customers who come to Mr. Ali's marriage agency are mostly very practical, looking for the perfect partner based on the characteristics dictated by Indian tradition and society. As the business grows, Mr. Ali hires an assistant, Aruna, who helps him find the perfect matches. Business is booming, clients are leaving happy, however, Aruna is hiding a secret that will break her heart, and Mr. Ali doesn't realize that he rarely acts on the advice he gives others. When love comes for Arun, an impossible dilemma arises. A colorful seaside town in India and a modern day marriage agency are the perfect stage for a fantastic range of characters who struggle with all kinds of pride and prejudice, encouraged by the fact that true love always finds
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Farahad Zama
Farahad Zama is a British IT director and novelist. He was born in Visakhapatnam (Vizag) on the Eastern coast of India in 1966.[1] After studying in Kharagpur he moved to Mumbai to work for an investment bank. His career took him to New York, Zurich and Luxembourg and London. He lives in South London with his wife and two sons.[2]
Education
He gained a master's degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology at Kharagpur, near Kolkata.
Critical acclaim
His first novel The Marriage Bureau for Rich People won the Melissa Nathan Award for Comedy Romance[3][4] It was also Richard and Judy book of the month.[citation needed] It was short listed for Best Published Fiction at the Muslim Writers Awards, and he was shortlisted for Best New Writer of the Year at the British Book Awards.[5]
Books
- The Marriage Bureau for Rich People, Abacus (2 October 2008)
- The Many Conditions of Love, Abacus (1 July 2010)
- The Wedding Wallah, Abacus (28 April 2011)
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