Subramanian Shankar (born July 28, 1962,

Salem, India Salem (), is a major city in Salem district, located on the banks of Thirumanimutharu river in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Salem is the sixth largest urban agglomeration and metropolitan city in the state by population next to Chennai, Co ...

) is a writer of Indian descent. He has written novels and scholarly studies. He has also translated into English from Tamil, his mother tongue. He has lived in the US since 1987 and teaches at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He was honored by the University of Houston (Downtown) as Scholar in Residence in 2016. Shankar has written two novels and criticism on

postcolonial literature Postcolonial literature is the literature by people from formerly colonized countries. It exists on all continents except Antarctica. Postcolonial literature often addresses the problems and consequences of the decolonization of a country, especia ...

. His novels are ''A Map of Where I Live'' (1997) and ''No End to the Journey'' (2005), which was translated into Spanish in 2009 as ''El Viaje No Terminado''. His work of scholarship ''Flesh and Fish Blood: Postcolonialism, Translation and the Vernacular'' (2012) won Honorable Mention from the American Comparative Literature Association in 2013. In its citation the ACLA said: "Over-all, Shankar’s book combines theoretical sophistication, deftness of interpretation and an impressive clarity and cogency of argument." Another significant book is ''Crossing into America; The New Literature of Immigration'' (2005), which he coedited with Louis Mendoza. Shankar is the translator of the renowned Tamil play ''Thaneer'', written by

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. His translation was published by Seagull Books in 2001 as ''Water!''. It was staged by the

Madras Players The Madras Players are the oldest English-language theatre group in Chennai, India. The Madras Players have staged over 240 theatre productions for more than 50 years. History The Madras Players has its origins from Kilpauk General/Mental Hospi ...

in 2012.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Shankar, S. Living people American male writers of Indian descent American people of Indian Tamil descent Indian emigrants to the United States University of Hawaiʻi faculty 1962 births