India dominates Man Asian book prize shortlist
- Published: 11/01/2012 at 05:32 PM
- Online news: World
Indian writers dominate the shortlist of authors competing for Asia's top English-language literary prize, with a debut Pakistani novelist also among those vying for the $30,000 award.
On the shortlist for the Man Asian Literary Prize is Indian author Amitav Ghosh, whose historical epic "River of Smoke" charts the storm-tossed journey of a convict ship from Calcutta into China's crowded harbours.
An unprecedented seven authors, including three from India and writers from Pakistan, South Korea, Japan and China, will compete for the 2011 Man Asian Literary Prize after judges expanded the shortlist from its usual five.
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- Writer: AFP News agency
- Position: Agence France-Presse
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