Hari Kunzru

A life in dates

1. 1969: Born – London, England
2. 1995: Becomes a contributing editor of Mute – He became a contributing editor of Mute, the culture and technology magazine.
3. 1995 – 1997: Works on Wired UK – London, England, He worked on the British edition of Wired magazine.
4. 1998: Starts work as a travel journalist – He began writing travel journalism for newspapers including the Guardian and the Daily Telegraph.
5. 1999 – 2004: Becomes music editor of Wallpaper* – He served as music editor of Wallpaper* magazine.
6. 2002: The Impressionist – Novel
7. 2002: The Impressionist – Prize, Betty Trask Prize and Awards
8. 2012: Reads from The Satanic Verses at Jaipur – Jaipur, India, At the Jaipur Literature Festival he and three other writers read from Salman Rushdie’s banned novel, risking arrest; organisers asked him to leave.
9. 2014: Elected FRSL – He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.