Vivek Shanbhag writes in Kannada. He has published five short story collections, five novels, and three plays. He has edited two anthologies, one of which is in English.  Vivek edited the Kannada literary journal Deshakaala for seven years. His critically acclaimed novel Ghachar Ghochar has been translated into 18 languages worldwide, and was listed as one of the best ten books of 2017 by the New York Times and The Guardian. Vivek was a 2016 Honorary Fellow at the International Writing Program, University of Iowa. Currently he is a Visiting Professor at Ashoka University. An engineer by training, Vivek lives in Bangalore, India.