Sarnath Banerjee
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Sarnath Banerjee is an Indian graphic novelist, artist, and film maker.
, India. He studied image and communication at Goldsmiths College
, University of London
.
His first novel, Corridor (2004), published by Penguin Books
, India, was widely marketed as India's first graphic novel
. However, River of Stories, a graphic novel by Orijit Sen published in 1994, actually holds this honor. His second novel, The Barn Owl's Wondrous Capers
, was published in 2007.
Sarnath has also provided illustrations for novels by other authors. He designed the cover for Upamanyu Chatterjee
's novel, Weight Loss.
He is the co-founder of the comics publishing house Phantomville
, along with his friend Anindya Roy.
Biography
Banerjee was born in Calcutta and lives and works in DelhiDelhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
, India. He studied image and communication at Goldsmiths College
Goldsmiths College
Goldsmiths, University of London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom which specialises in the arts, humanities and social sciences, and a constituent college of the federal University of London. It was founded in 1891 as Goldsmiths' Technical and Recreative Institute...
, University of London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
.
His first novel, Corridor (2004), published by Penguin Books
Penguin Books
Penguin Books is a publisher founded in 1935 by Sir Allen Lane and V.K. Krishna Menon. Penguin revolutionised publishing in the 1930s through its high quality, inexpensive paperbacks, sold through Woolworths and other high street stores for sixpence. Penguin's success demonstrated that large...
, India, was widely marketed as India's first graphic novel
Graphic novel
A graphic novel is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using sequential art in either an experimental design or in a traditional comics format...
. However, River of Stories, a graphic novel by Orijit Sen published in 1994, actually holds this honor. His second novel, The Barn Owl's Wondrous Capers
The Barn Owl's Wondrous Capers
The Barn Owl's Wondrous Capers is a 2007 graphic novel by Indian graphic artist Sarnath Banerjee. It is the author's second graphic novel after Corridor, which was widely advertised as the first Indian graphic novel.-Plot introduction:...
, was published in 2007.
Sarnath has also provided illustrations for novels by other authors. He designed the cover for Upamanyu Chatterjee
Upamanyu Chatterjee
Upamanyu Chatterjee is an Indian Bengali author and administrator, notable for his work set in the milieu of the Indian Administrative Service, especially his novel English, August. He was born in Patna, Bihar and was educated at St. Xavier's School and St. Stephen's College, in Delhi...
's novel, Weight Loss.
He is the co-founder of the comics publishing house Phantomville
Phantomville
Phantomville is a graphic novel company set up by writer/artist Sarnath Banerjee and Anindya Roy. Its aim is to provide a platform for Indian writers and artists to produce mature graphic novels.-Related works:* Corridor...
, along with his friend Anindya Roy.
Graphic novels
- Corridor (Penguin Books, 2004)
- The Barn Owl's Wondrous CapersThe Barn Owl's Wondrous CapersThe Barn Owl's Wondrous Capers is a 2007 graphic novel by Indian graphic artist Sarnath Banerjee. It is the author's second graphic novel after Corridor, which was widely advertised as the first Indian graphic novel.-Plot introduction:...
(Penguin Books, 2007, ISBN 0-14400-108-X) - The Harappa Files (Harper Collins, 2011, ISBN 978-93-5029-031-6)
External links
Interviews
- New Images and Interview on SacredMediaCow
- Sarnath says it best graphically , The Sunday TimesThe Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)The Sunday Times is a popular Sri Lankan Sunday broadsheet initially published by now defunct Times Group until the early 1980s, when it was taken over by Wijeya Newspapers Ltd...
, January 17, 2010