25 Facts About Suman Shah

Suman Shah is a Gujarati language critic, short story writer, novelist, essayist, editor and translator from Gujarat, India.

Suman Shah won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2008 for his short story collection Fatfatiyun.

Suman Shah has written both in the modern and in the postmodern eras in Gujarati literature.

Suman Shah has authored more than 74 books, including 2 novels, 6 short story collections, 4 collections of creative essays, 6 translations into Gujarati from English and Hindi, 22 books on literary criticism and around 23 edited works of literary theory and modern Gujarati short stories and poems.

Suman Shah was honorary editor of Shabdasrishti from 1983 to 1986 and an editor of Khevna, a literary journal, from 1987 to 2009.

Suman Shah took his primary education in Dabhoi Prathamik Shala.

Suman Shah finished his secondary education from Vibhag High School, Dabhoi in 1957.

Suman Shah was graduated in 1962 with a major in Gujarati literature and a minor in Sanskrit.

Suman Shah taught Gujarati literature in various schools, universities and colleges for 42 years.

Suman Shah started his career in 1962 as a secondary school teacher for Gujarati language and literature at Dayaram Sharada Mandir, Dabhoi.

Suman Shah taught Gujarati literature from 1966 to 1972 at Municipal Arts College in Kapadvanj.

Suman Shah served as a Professor Emeritus appointed by the University Grant Commission for two years.

Suman Shah served as a Writer-In-Residence at the University of Pennsylvania in the United States.

Suman Shah is a founder member of several literary and educational organization such as Suresh Joshi Sahityavichar Forum since 1989.

Suman Shah is a founding member of two other educational organizations: Sannidhan and Punarapi.

Suman Shah's second collection of short stories, Jenti Hansa Symphony, is a work which is considered a breakthrough in Shah's literary career.

Suman Shah noted that he became most concerned about narration and narratology.

Suman Shah is noted in Gujarati literature for his works of theoretical criticism Sartra No Sahityavichar, Sahityama Adhunikta and Anu-adhunikta Ane Apane.

Suman Shah has translated Nisarg, a novel by Kannad writer Mirgy Anna Ray from Hindi.

Suman Shah has introduced some literary forms by editing seven books: Atmakatha, Jivankatha, Navalkatha, Tunki Varta, Sonnet, Lalit Nibandh and Khandakavya published during 1983 to 1987.

Suman Shah edited some short story collections including Suresh Joshi Thi Satyajit Sharma, Ketlik Vartao, Ketlik Gujarati Tunki Vartao, 1995:Ketlik Vartao, Ujhani and Varta Re Varta.

Suman Shah received Ravindra Chandrak in 1961 and the Hargovindadas Kantawala Gold Medal in 1964.

Suman Shah received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2008 for his short story collection Fatfatiyun.

Suman Shah is a recipient of the Ramprasad Premshankar Bakshi Prize for his work Kathasiddhanta, Premanand Suvarna Chandrak and Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar.

Suman Shah married Rashmita in 1965 and they have two sons, Purvarag and Madir.