Long-list of Man Asian Literary Prize (To go with New Indian fiction takes Asian centrestage)
November 3rd, 2011 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) India dominates the list of 12 books long-listed for the Man Asian Literary Prize, the Booker for Asia.
The contenders are:
“The Wandering Falcon” by Jamil Ahmad (Pakistan)
“The Good Muslim” by Tahmina Anam (Bangladesh)
“Rebirth” by Jahnavi Barua (India)
“The Sly Company of People Who Care” by Rahul Bhattacharya (India)
“The Colonel” by Mahmoud Dowlatabadi (Iran)
“River of Smoke” by Amitav Ghosh (India)
“1Q84″ by Haruki Murakami (Japan)
“The Folded Earth” by Anuradha Roy (India)
“Please Look After Mom” by Kyung Sook-Sin (South Korea)
“The Valley of Masks” by Tarun J. Tejpal (India)
“Dream of Ding Village” by Yan Lianke (China)
“The Lake” by Banana Yoshimoto (Japan)
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