Vijay Singh

Vijay Singh is an Indian novelist, screenplay-writer and filmmaker living in Paris. After studying history at St Stephen’s College, Delhi, and the Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, he moved to Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris, for his doctoral work. Since the early eighties, he has written extensively for Le Monde, Le Monde Diplomatique, Libération, The Guardian and other international and Indian newspapers. Vijay Singh is the author of several internationally acclaimed books, including, In Search of the River Goddess, La Nuit Poignardée, Whirlpool of Shadows and The River Goddess. In a selection made by the Booker Prize-winner Barry Unsworth, Whirlpool of Shadows was listed in the Sunday Times (UK) as ‘Best Book of 1992’. His books have been translated into French and other European languages. Over the last two decades, he has written and directed five acclaimed films which have been showcased at scores of international film festivals, often in competition. He is currently working on several projects, including his next feature, The Palace Symphony, which is adapted from his novel Whirlpool of Shadows.