A. J. Thomas is a poet, editor, and translator who writes in English. An expert on the Indian short story (he has a PhD on the literary form), he is the editor of the bestselling The Greatest Malayalam Stories Ever Told. He has more than twenty books to his credit and is the former editor of Indian Literature, the Sahitya Akademi’s bimonthly journal. Thomas has also taught English at Benghazi University, Libya, and worked as a Senior Consultant at IGNOU. He is a recipient of the Katha Award, AKMG Prize, and the Vodafone Crossword Award for Translation. Thomas holds a Senior Fellowship, Government of India, and was an Honorary Fellow, Department of Culture, Government of South Korea.