Man asian literary prize

Manu Joseph – a renowned name in the field of journalism seeks no introduction. But we shall tell you a tad bit about him anyways. Formerly Features Editor of the The Times of India, Manu Joseph has also written for Conde Nast's wired.com, and the UK Independent.  He was shortlisted for Society magazine's Young Achiever Award and in a website survey among Indian journalists, he was voted 'The Most Stylish Writer'. In 2007, he was a Chevenin...

It is that time of the year again, for the Man Asian Literary Prize 2011 shortlist is out! Seven novels feature in this shortlist for the 2011 edition of the prize, the list is in alphabetical order: AMITAV GHOSH, India River of Smoke (John Murray/Penguin India/Hamish Hamilton) BANANA YOSHIMOTO, Japan The Lake (Melville House) JAHNAVI BARUA, India Rebirth (Penguin India/Penguin Books) JAMIL AHMAD, Pakistan The Wandering Falcon (Penguin Indi...