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Senan

Senan is one of the leading voices in contemporary Eelam Tamil diaspora literature. His first novel, Siddharthanin Vinodha Sambavangal (The Strange Incidents of Siddharthan) (2020), established him as a significant contemporary novelist. His latest work, Londonkaarar (Londoners), has been widely praised by major Tamil writers. 

Articles by Senan

Iyer by Senan, trans. by Meena Kandasamy
This humourous, tongue-in-cheek fiction by Tamil writer Senan – translated by Meena Kandasamy – follows Iyer, an upper-caste man who arrives in London and begins working at a chicken shop on Walthamstow High Street. There, he navigates visa quagmires, house-hunting, coworker drama, and falling in the 'wrong' kind of love. This text is from Senan's latest book-length work, titled Londonkaarar (Londoners).
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