Hari Kunzru, author of White Tears,Β Blue Ruin, and the award-winning, bestselling novel The Impressionist, was named as one of Grantaβs β20 Best Fiction Writers Under 40.β The Impressionist was a Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist; was shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award, the Whitbread First Novel Award, and a British Book Award; and was one of Publishers Weeklyβs Best Novels of 2002. Kunzru has written for a variety of English and international publications, including The Guardian, Daily Telegraph, The London Review of Books, and Wired.