H.M. Naqvi was born in London in 1973 and grew up in Karachi, Pakistan.[1] After graduating from Georgetown University (1996) with degrees in economics and English literature, he wrote short stories while subsisting on a "two-dollar budget".[2] He also ran the only slam poetry venue in Washington D.C., the Fifteen Minutes Club. He represented Pakistan in the National Poetry Slam in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1995. His poems were broadcast on NPR and BBC.
In 1997 he joined the World Bank and spent the next eight years working in the financial services industry on the East Coast and in Karachi. When he quit in 2003, he left for Cambridge, Massachusetts where sat in classes at Harvard's English department, pretending to be a student,[2] including James Wood's survey of postwar fiction and Elvis Mitchell's class on contemporary film.
Subsequently, he attended the creative writing program at Boston University where he worked with National Book Award recipient Ha Jin. While working on his novel, he taught writing at Boston University. He wrote till six in the morning and taught in the afternoons and evenings.[3]
Naqvi moved to Karachi in 2007. He has since worked in his hometown on reportage[4] and his next novel. In 2010, he was a resident participant in the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa.
Naqvi has written on contemporary Pakistani art, minorities, and Balochistan for the Global Post and on Karachi for Forbes.[5]
Home Boyedit
H. M. Naqvi's debut novel Home Boy was first published in the United States in September 2009 by the Crown Books division of Random House to acclaim. The New York Times hailed it as "smart…debut [that] is at once immigrant narrative, bildungsroman and New York City novel, with a dash of the picaresque…Naqvi is a former slam poet, and his exuberant sentences burst with the rhythms and driving power of that form while steering clear of bombast. "Home Boy" is a remarkably engaging novel that delights as it disturbs.".[6] On his American tour, he returned to slam roots for a performance at the Nuyorican Poets Club. He also read at Harvard University, the Tenement Museum, the Brooklyn Book Festival and the Asia Society.
When Home Boy was published in India in January 2010 by HarperCollins, it hit the top ten fiction best-seller list.[7] According to the Indian Express, the novel is "culturally au courant and with an eye for the absurd – a cross between early Jay McInerney and Gary Shteyngart, with subcontinental seasoning. It incorporates underground music, fashion and intoxication-producing substances as well as...Faiz Ahmed Faiz and home-cooked seekh kebab and biryani."[8] In January 2010 he attended the Jaipur Literature Festival.[9]
Home Boy has been very well received in Naqvi's native Pakistan. He has read The Second Floor [T2F], Khas Gallery, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology [SZABIST] and at the Indus Valley School of Arts. He was also in discussion with London-based Pakistani artist Faiza Butt at Art Dubai. The German, Italian and Portuguese editions of the book were published in 2010.
Worksedit
Home boy : a novel New York : Shaye Areheart Books, 2009. ISBN9780307409102, OCLC 861121173
The selected works of Abdullah the Cossack : a novel, New York, NY : Black Cat, 2019. ISBN9780802146861, OCLC 1057740150
naqvi, naqvi, born, 1973, pakistani, novelist, currently, based, karachi, author, home, winner, inaugural, prize, south, asian, literature, naqvibornjuly, 1974londonoccupationnovelistnationalitypakistaninotable, workshome, boywebsitewww, hmnaqvi, contents, lif. H M Naqvi born 1973 1 is a Pakistani novelist currently based in Karachi who is the author of Home Boy winner of the inaugural DSC Prize for South Asian Literature H M NaqviBornJuly 1974LondonOccupationNovelistNationalityPakistaniNotable worksHome BoyWebsitewww wbr hmnaqvi wbr com Contents 1 Life 2 Home Boy 3 Works 4 Awards 5 References 6 External linksLife editH M Naqvi was born in London in 1973 and grew up in Karachi Pakistan 1 After graduating from Georgetown University 1996 with degrees in economics and English literature he wrote short stories while subsisting on a two dollar budget 2 He also ran the only slam poetry venue in Washington D C the Fifteen Minutes Club He represented Pakistan in the National Poetry Slam in Ann Arbor Michigan in 1995 His poems were broadcast on NPR and BBC In 1997 he joined the World Bank and spent the next eight years working in the financial services industry on the East Coast and in Karachi When he quit in 2003 he left for Cambridge Massachusetts where sat in classes at Harvard s English department pretending to be a student 2 including James Wood s survey of postwar fiction and Elvis Mitchell s class on contemporary film Subsequently he attended the creative writing program at Boston University where he worked with National Book Award recipient Ha Jin While working on his novel he taught writing at Boston University He wrote till six in the morning and taught in the afternoons and evenings 3 Naqvi moved to Karachi in 2007 He has since worked in his hometown on reportage 4 and his next novel In 2010 he was a resident participant in the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa Naqvi has written on contemporary Pakistani art minorities and Balochistan for the Global Post and on Karachi for Forbes 5 Home Boy editH M Naqvi s debut novel Home Boy was first published in the United States in September 2009 by the Crown Books division of Random House to acclaim The New York Times hailed it as smart debut that is at once immigrant narrative bildungsroman and New York City novel with a dash of the picaresque Naqvi is a former slam poet and his exuberant sentences burst with the rhythms and driving power of that form while steering clear of bombast Home Boy is a remarkably engaging novel that delights as it disturbs 6 On his American tour he returned to slam roots for a performance at the Nuyorican Poets Club He also read at Harvard University the Tenement Museum the Brooklyn Book Festival and the Asia Society When Home Boy was published in India in January 2010 by HarperCollins it hit the top ten fiction best seller list 7 According to the Indian Express the novel is culturally au courant and with an eye for the absurd a cross between early Jay McInerney and Gary Shteyngart with subcontinental seasoning It incorporates underground music fashion and intoxication producing substances as well as Faiz Ahmed Faiz and home cooked seekh kebab and biryani 8 In January 2010 he attended the Jaipur Literature Festival 9 Home Boy has been very well received in Naqvi s native Pakistan He has read The Second Floor T2F Khas Gallery Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology SZABIST and at the Indus Valley School of Arts He was also in discussion with London based Pakistani artist Faiza Butt at Art Dubai The German Italian and Portuguese editions of the book were published in 2010 Works editHome boy a novel New York Shaye Areheart Books 2009 ISBN 9780307409102 OCLC 861121173 The selected works of Abdullah the Cossack a novel New York NY Black Cat 2019 ISBN 9780802146861 OCLC 1057740150Awards editOra Mary Phelam Poetry Prize 10 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature for Home Boy Winner 2011 11 References edit a b H M Naqvi University of Iowa The Writing University a b Siganporia Shahnaz Platform Magazine Oct 2009 An Elegy on a Cocktail Napkin Dawood T U Libas Vol 22 2009 Issue 3 Home Truths Global Post archive Naqvi H M Forbes Sept 9 2009 Rocking Karachi Salvatore Joseph New York Times Nov 5 2009 Fiction Chronicle New Kerala Fiction and Nonfiction Bestseller List Feb 2009 Sipahimalani Sanjay Indian Express Jan 2010 NYC s Metrostani Krich John Wall Street Journal Feb 26 2010 One for the Books Author website biography http hmnaqvi com about author html BBC News December 15 2010 H M Naqvi eyes debut novel success External links editAuthor website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title H M Naqvi amp oldid 1169291062, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
