| Syed Saleem | |
| Birth Place: | Ongole, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Citizenship: | Indian |
| Occupation: | Writer, novelist |
| Awards: | Sahitya Akademi Award,2010 |
Syed Saleem is a Telugu writer.[1] He has written thirty novels, about 300 short stories[2] and more than 150 poems. His fiction has been translated into English, Hindi, Marathi, Oriya, Malayalam, Kannada and Tamil languages. His work is characterised by his humanitarianism and poetic expression.[3] His novel Kaluthunna Poolathota won the Sahitya Akademi Award in Telugu, 2010.[4] [5]
Saleem was born in Throvagunta village near Ongole. He began writing poetry while in school.[6] He earned an M.Sc. (Tech) degree from Andhra University.
Saleem began writing short fiction in 1980; his first story was "Manishi". His stories have been adapted as a television serial, Saleem Kathalu, which has aired on the Telugu language television channel DD Yadagiri.[7] One of his stories, "Aaro Alludu" has been included in the second volume of World Best Stories, published by Bangalore University.
'Abhyudaya Sahiti Puraskaram' was presented to him in 2012 at the cultural festival ‘Sampradaya Sanskritika Vaibhavam-4'.[8]
Many of Saleem's stories have been translated into Kannada, Hindi, Oriya and Marathi. Twenty selected stories were translated into English and published as Ocean and Other Stories by Prism Publications, Bangalore. Another twenty stories were published as Three Dimensions and Other Stories, also by Prism Publications. His novels Vendimegham and Kaluthunna Poolathota have been translated into several languages.
Saleem works as an additional commissioner of income tax in Nagpur.[1]
| Original title | Original year of publication | Translated title | Language translated to | Translator | Year translation published | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaluthunna Poolathota | 2006 | NayeeImarath Ke Khandhar | Hindi | Śāntā Sundarī | 2009 | |
| Stories in Telugu | Ocean and Other Stories | English | Bhargavi Rao and Sujatha Gopal | 2009 | ||
| Stories in Telugu | Teen Baju Aani Itara Gosthi | Marathi | Kamalakara Dharap | 2013 | ||
| Stories in Telugu | Ocean and Other Stories | English | Bhargavi Rao and Sujatha Gopal | 2009 | ||
| Stories in Telugu | Talaaq AaniItara Katha | Marathi | Kamalakara Dharap | 2015 | ||
| Stories in Telugu | Kāḍuva kategaḷu | Kannada | Devakavi Na Dhanapala | 2014 | ||
| Telugu Stories | Three Dimensions and Other Stories | English | Sujatha Gopal | 2009 | ||
| Veṇḍi mēghaṃ | 2003 | Sunahara Baadal | Hindi | Kommiśeṭṭi Mohana | 2010 | |
| Veṇḍi mēghaṃ | 2004 | Soneri Megh | Marathi | Makarand Kulakarni | 2013 | |
| Kaluthunna Poolathota | 2006 | Silent Storm | English | P. Jayalaxmi | 2011 | |
| Kaluthunna Poolathota | 2006 | Uriya Tiruva Hobana | Kannada | G. Veerabhadra Gowda | 2018 | |
| Gurrapuḍekka | 2013 | A Dove from the Hillock | English | P. Jayalaxmi | 2016 | |
| Gurrapuḍekka | 2013 | Jangal Ke Phool | Hindi | Kommiśeṭṭi Mohana | 2017 | |
| Padaga Needa | 2010 | Shadow of Hood | English | S.V. Subba Rao | 2016 | |
| Jeevanmruthulu | 2001 | Jeevanmrutaru | English | Devakavi Na Dhanapala | 2017 | |
| Maranakanksha | 2012 | Maran Detaka Koyi | Marathi | Kamalakara Dharap | 2016 | |
| Maranakanksha | 2012 | Marana kankshe | Kannada | G. Veerabhadra Gowda | ||
| Maranakanksha | 2012 | A Desire for Death | English | Syed Saleem | 2013 | |
| Rāṇīgāri kathalu | 2008 | Sunahari Dhoop | Hindi | Śāntā Sundarī | 2014 | |
| Rāṇīgāri kathalu | 2008 | Ranichi Gosthi | Marathi | Kamalakara Dharap | 2016 | |
| Rāṇīgāri kathalu | 2008 | A Ray of Sunshine | English | P. Jayalaxmi | 2017 | |
| Rāṇīgāri kathalu | 2008 | Rani Kathe Galu | Kannada | G. Veerabhadra Gowda | ||
| Anūhya peḷḷi | 2016 | Seven Steps to Your Heart | English | R. H. Saraswati | 2018 | |
| Anamika Diary | 2018 | Soaring on Broken Wings | English | Syed Saleem | 2018 | |
| Medha 017 | 2017 | Medha 017 | Kannada | Devakavi Na Dhanapala | 2018 | |
| Aparajitha | 2017 | Aparajitha | Kannada | Devakavi Na Dhanapala | 2018 | |
| Eḍāri pūlu | 2018 | Deserted Flowers | English | Indira Bobbelapati | 2020 | |
| Eḍāri pūlu | 2018 | Registhan Ke Phool | Hindi | Kommiśeṭṭi Mohana | 2021 | |
| Eḍāri pūlu | 2018 | Udhwastha Asiyana | Marathi | Kamalakara Dharap | 2021 | |
| Aranyaparvam | 2019 | Struggling to Survive | English | Indrasena Reddy Kancharla | 2021 | |
| Lopali Vidhwamsam | 2021 | Devastation Within | English | Indrasena Reddy Kancharla | 2022 | |
| Reṇḍu ākāśāla madhya | 2022 | Two Skies | English | Indrasena Reddy Kancharla | 2022 | |
| Reṇḍu ākāśāla madhya | 2022 | Do ākāśa | Hindi | Kommiśeṭṭi Mohana | 2022 | |
| Paḍilēcē keraṭaṃ | 2020 | Fall and Rise of a Tidal Wave | English | Indrasena Reddy Kancharla | 2023 |