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Joseph Macwan

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Joseph Ignas Macwan was a Gujarati language novelist, short story writer and essayist from India. He received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1989 for his novel Angaliyat (1986). He was also a recipient of the Dhanji Kanji Gandhi Suvarna Chandrak (1990). His significant works include: Vyathana Vitak, Angaliyat and Mari Paranetar (1988). He died on 28 March 2010, in Nadiad following kidney failure.