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Asian literature prize long list goes up to 16
Two more books have joined the long list of 14 books for the first DSC Prize for South Asian Literature taking the total number of books to 16. The books are...
Two more books have joined the long list of 14 books for the first DSC Prize for South Asian Literature taking the total number of books to 16, a statement issued by the organisers said.
The books are
In Other Rooms, Other Wonders
by Daniyal Mueenuddin and
A World Apart
by Neel Mukherjee.
The prize carries a purse of $50,000.
The long list includes
Way to Go
by Upamanyu Chatterjee,
The Middleman
by Mani Sankar Mukherjee,
The Immortals
by Amit Chaudhuri,
Arzee the Dwarf
by Chandrahas Choudhury,
The Story of a Widow
by M.A. Farooqui,
A Disobedient Girl
by Ru Freeman,
Neti Neti
by Anjum Hassan,
Atlas of Unknowns
by Tania James,
The Immigrant
by Manju Kapur,
Home Boy
by H.M. Naqvi,
The Hour Past Midnight
by Salma,
The Wish Maker
by Ali Sethi,
Chef
by Jaspreet Singh and
The Temple Goers
by Aatish Taseer.
The shortlist of six books will be announced in October-end at the DSC South Asian Literature Festival in London and the winner at the Jaipur Literature Festival in January 2010.
