writer

Shashi Deshpande

b. 1938, born Dharwad, writes in English, writer, novelist, children's writer, short story writer, journalist

Shashi Deshpande is an Indian novelist. She is a recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award and the Padma Shri Award in 1990 and 2009 respectively.

Books on record

Editions Open Library lists under this name; a namesake may slip in.

1990	Sahitya Akademi Award for That Long Silence

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