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Siddharth Shanghvi

| birth_place = Bombay, Maharashtra, India | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Writer | language = English | nationality = | citizenship = | education = | alma_mater = | period = | genre = | subject = | movement = | notableworks = ''The Last Song of Dusk'' (2004) | spouse = | partner = | children = | relatives = | awards = | signature = | signature_alt = | website = | portaldisp = | ethnicity = | influences = | influenced = }} Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi (born 25 August 1977) is an Indian author. His debut novel ''The Last Song of Dusk'' (2004) won the Betty Trask Award (UK), the Premio Grinzane Cavour in Italy, and was nominated for the IMPAC Prize in Ireland. Translated into 16 languages, ''The Last Song of Dusk'' was an international bestseller. Shanghvi's second novel, ''The Lost Flamingoes of Bombay'' (2009) was short-listed for the Man Asian Literary Prize 2008. His third book, ''The Rabbit & The Squirrel'' (2018) with illustrations by Stina Wirsen was described by the ''Hindustan Times'' as an 'instant classic'. His acclaimed first work of non-fiction, ''Loss'' (HarperCollins | 2020), is a collection of essays that chart an intimate landscape of death, grief, and healing.

Shanghvi has contributed to ''The New York Times'', ''Time'', ''VOGUE'', ''The Times of India'', and other publications. He has been featured in ''India Today'' 50 Most Powerful Young Indians; ''The Times of India'''s 10 Global Indians; ''Hindustan Times'': 10 Most Creative Men; ''Sunday Times'' UK: The Next Big Thing; ''New Statesmen'' UK: India's Ten Bright Lights; ''ELLE'' 50 Most Stylish People; ''La Stampa'', Italy: World's 10 Best Dressed Men, ''Men's Health'' Style Icon 2011; ''ELLE'' Style Award 2015. Provided by Wikipedia