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Fawaz Jaleel
Native name
फवाज जलील
Born (1992-02-26) 26 February 1992 (age 32)
Vilakkudy, Kerala, India
OccupationAuthor, Columnist
NationalityIndian
Alma materMadras Christian College, Azim Premji University
GenreThriller, mystery fiction
Website
www.fawazjaleel.com

Fawaz Jaleel (Hindi: फवाज जलील, born 26th February 1992) is an Indian author and journalist who writes columns in The Times Of India[1]. He has written three short stories and a novel.[2] His first book is Nobody Likes An Outsider.[3]

Early life

Fawaz hails from Vilakkudy, Kollam in the state of Kerala . His father, Jaleel Kutty[4] works with a private company in Bahrain.[5] He completed his schooling in Bahrain from Asian School and The New Indian School.[6] He did his graduation from Madras Christian College and post graduation from Azim Premji University.[7] He is currently based out of Mumbai.[8] Fawaz Jaleel used to work with the Government of India with bureaucrats, ministers and others in the political space.[9]

Novels

Fawaz Jaleel's first novel is Nobody Likes An Outsider.[10] The novel is inspired by recent events in India. It is the first book of the Yohan Tytler series.[11] It also features sub-inspectors Ila Qureshi and Sukumar Azhagu.[12] The book is set in Bihar.[13] The book[14] is published by Kalamos Literary Services.[15] The book has been optioned by a production house for a digital adaptation.[16]. The author's second novel, Insiders Versus Outsiders is a sequel to the first book and is a crime thriller set in Mumbai, Delhi, and Assam.[17] The author's third novel, based in Calcutta is set to release in 2023.[18]

Novel Genre Publisher Notes
Nobody Likes An Outsider[19] Political Thriller Kalamos Literary Services Set in Bihar
Insiders Versus Outsiders[20] Crime Thriller Kalamos Literary Services Set in Assam[21]
Untitled Crime Thriller Undisclosed Set in Calcutta[21]

Critical Reception

Fawaz Jaleel's book opened to positive reviews from critics. The Sunday Guardian stated that "In the end, the book flips the reader’s imagination by suddenly exposing a completely different side of the narrative it got the readers hooked on to".[22] The New Indian Express called it 'A stellar debut novel with a raw flavour of Indian politics and murder investigation.[23] The book highlights the issue of casteism in Islam.[24] The book was a commercial success[25].

Cinematic Adaptation

The book rights of Nobody Likes An Outsider was acquired by Mumbai-based Grandiose Production[26] to be converted into a motion picture. Audible by Amazon acquired the book rights of the novel.[27]

Short Stories

Fawaz Jaleel has written three short stories - Alternate Identities, From The Land of Palaces, and The Legend of Birbal's Bull.[28] His previous short stories were in thriller, romance, and magic realism genres.[29]

Short Story Genre Publisher Notes
Alternate Identities Thriller Write India Publishers
From The Land of Palaces[30] Romance Author's Ink Based on Kedarnath floods
The Legend of Birbals Bull[31] Magic Realism Amazon

Awards

Fawaz Jaleel was awarded the India Prime Authors award in 2021 by Foxclues.[32]

Name of Award Year Organiser Work
India Prime Authors Award 2021 Foxclues Nobody Likes An Outsider

Columns

  1. The Economics of fiction novels In India: The great Indian writing dream[33]
  2. The outsiders of world football… the Asian football story[34]
  3. Why India actually needs a ‘Bharat Pado Yatra’ to rekindle reading among young Indians instead of blaming gen-Z[35]

References

  1. ^ "Fawaz Jaleel Blog". Times of India Blog. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  2. ^ "Publishing House Kalamos signs debut novelist Fawaz Jaleel". DNA India. 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  3. ^ "Between Left and Right in Politics, Fawaz Jaleel is an Outsider - The centrist". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
  4. ^ "Wrapped in mysteries : Gulf Weekly Online". www.gulfweekly.com. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  5. ^ "Read How Fawaz Jaleel makes a strong claim with his Political Thriller/Mystery Novel". Dillistan. 2021-02-05. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  6. ^ Desk, GDN Online. "Bahrain News: Thrilling new chapter of a novel ambition". www.gdnonline.com. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  7. ^ "This young author's political potboiler will give you a taste of India's last quarter decade. Intrigued yet?". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  8. ^ "Indian Author, Fawaz Jaleel's Political Thriller Garners Positive Reviews from Readers". www.mid-day.com. 2021-06-16. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
  9. ^ Mail, The Weekly (2024-01-05). "Meet India's Best-Selling Political Murder Mystery Author and Former Government Consultant - Fawaz Jaleel". The Weekly Mail. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  10. ^ "Amazon.in Hot New Releases: The bestselling new and future releases in Crime, Thriller & Mystery". www.amazon.in. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
  11. ^ "Between Left and Right in Politics, Fawaz Jaleel is an Outsider - The centrist". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
  12. ^ "Books You Definitely Shouldn't Miss This Summer - The News Now". www.thenewsnow.co.in. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  13. ^ "Best Literature magazine in India Authors | Bloggers | Content Creators". Sharing Stories. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  14. ^ "Nobody Likes An Outsider". The Hindu. 2021-07-04. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  15. ^ "Indian Author, Fawaz Jaleel's Political Thriller Garners Positive Reviews from Readers". www.mid-day.com. 2021-06-16. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
  16. ^ "Indian Author, Fawaz Jaleel's Political Thriller Garners Positive Reviews from Readers". www.mid-day.com. 2021-06-16. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  17. ^ "Gulf Weekly". www.gulfweekly.com. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  18. ^ "Fawaz Jaleel: The new thriller writer in town". The Sunday Guardian Live. 2022-01-08. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  19. ^ Jaleel, Fawaz (2021-03-08). Nobody Likes An Outsider. QUILLS INK PRIVATE Limited. ISBN 978-81-949581-8-5.
  20. ^ "Gulf Weekly". www.gulfweekly.com. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  21. ^ a b India, The Hans (2022-08-19). "What makes Indian Author Fawaz Jaleel a relevant figure in Indian Literature?". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  22. ^ "Fawaz Jaleel: The new thriller writer in town". The Sunday Guardian Live. 2022-01-08. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  23. ^ "Indulge Bengaluru 01 OCT 2021 | PDF". Scribd. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  24. ^ Nagpal, Payal; Narayan, Shyamala A. (December 2022). "India". The Journal of Commonwealth Literature. 57 (4): 821–858. doi:10.1177/00219894221126225. ISSN 0021-9894.
  25. ^ Chawla, Noor Anand (2022-05-21). "INDIA IS MY BIGGEST INSPIRATION: FAWAZ JALEEL ON HIS BESTSELLING NOVEL". The Sunday Guardian Live. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  26. ^ "Mumbai Production House Bags The Film Rights Of Fawaz Jaleel's Nobody Likes An Outsier - Bollywood Mascot". 2022-08-27. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  27. ^ Desk, News24 (2022-12-02). "Amazon's Audible acquires audiobook rights of Fawaz Jaleel's political thriller". News24 English. Retrieved 2023-03-02.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  28. ^ "Publishing House Kalamos signs debut novelist Fawaz Jaleel". DNA India. 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
  29. ^ "This young author's political potboiler will give you a taste of India's last quarter decade. Intrigued yet?". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  30. ^ Jaleel, Fawaz. From The Land Of Palaces. Juggernaut Books.
  31. ^ Jaleel, Fawaz. Menon, Somesh (ed.). The Legend of Birbal's Bull: The return of Raja Birbal in 2020.
  32. ^ "FOXCLUES appreciates top 100 authors with India Prime Authors Award". Zee News. 2021-06-30. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  33. ^ Jaleel, Fawaz. "The Economics of fiction novels In India: The great Indian writing dream". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
  34. ^ Jaleel, Fawaz. "The outsiders of world football… the Asian football story". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
  35. ^ Jaleel, Fawaz. "Why India actually needs a 'Bharat Pado Yatra' to rekindle reading among young Indians instead of blaming gen-Z". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-01-28.


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