Man Asian Literary Prize
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The Man Asian Literary Prize, founded in 2007, is an annual literary award
given to the best novel by an Asian writer, either written in English or translated into English, and published in the previous calendar year. It is awarded to writers who are citizens or residents of one of the following 34 (out of 50
) Asia
n countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, East Timor, India, Indonesia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, The Hong Kong or Macau SAR's, The Maldives, The PRC of China, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam. Submissions are invited through publishers who are entitled to each submit two novels by August 31 each year. Entry forms are available from May.
The Man Asian Literary Prize awards USD 30,000 to the author and an additional USD 5,000 to the translator (if any). For the prize of the first three years of its running, from 2007-9, the Man Asian Literary Prize awarded USD 10,000 (author)/ 3,000 USD (translator) to a novel written by an Asian writer of the elective countries, either in English or translated into English, and yet unpublished. Submissions were made by the authors. The reason given by the Prize for the changes introduced in 2010 include the difficulty in finding talented unpublished authors. With the new format, which has shortlisted and winning novels already available to the literary community, media and general public, the Man Asian Literary Prize recognises “the best English works each year by Asian authors and aims to significantly raise international awareness and appreciation of Asian literature.”
The Man Asian Literary Prize is sponsored by Man Group
plc., title sponsor of the Man Booker Prize
.
Shortlist
Longlist
's Three Sisters, was announced March 17, 2011.
Judging Panel
Shortlist
Longlist
for The Boat to Redemption.
Judging panel
Shortlist
On 15 October 2009, the Prize announced a shortlist of 5 names:
Longlist
On 24 July 2009, the Prize announced a list of 24 names:
, a Filipino writer now based in Montreal
, for his novel Ilustrado
.
Juding panel
Shortlist
Longlist
On 22 July 2008, the Prize announced a list of 21 names:
.
Juding panel
Shortlist
Jiang Rong was selected from a short-list of five:
Longlist
On 20 July 2007, the Prize announced a list of 23 names:
Literary award
A literary award is an award presented to an author who has written a particularly lauded piece or body of work. There are awards for forms of writing ranging from poetry to novels. Many awards are also dedicated to a certain genre of fiction or non-fiction writing . There are also awards...
given to the best novel by an Asian writer, either written in English or translated into English, and published in the previous calendar year. It is awarded to writers who are citizens or residents of one of the following 34 (out of 50
United Nations geoscheme for Asia
-Central Asia:*Kazakhstan*Kyrgyzstan*Tajikistan*Turkmenistan*Uzbekistan-Eastern Asia:*China - the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China **Hong Kong**Macau*Japan*Mongolia*Korea - North Korea and South Korea-Southern Asia:...
) Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
n countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, East Timor, India, Indonesia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, The Hong Kong or Macau SAR's, The Maldives, The PRC of China, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam. Submissions are invited through publishers who are entitled to each submit two novels by August 31 each year. Entry forms are available from May.
The Man Asian Literary Prize awards USD 30,000 to the author and an additional USD 5,000 to the translator (if any). For the prize of the first three years of its running, from 2007-9, the Man Asian Literary Prize awarded USD 10,000 (author)/ 3,000 USD (translator) to a novel written by an Asian writer of the elective countries, either in English or translated into English, and yet unpublished. Submissions were made by the authors. The reason given by the Prize for the changes introduced in 2010 include the difficulty in finding talented unpublished authors. With the new format, which has shortlisted and winning novels already available to the literary community, media and general public, the Man Asian Literary Prize recognises “the best English works each year by Asian authors and aims to significantly raise international awareness and appreciation of Asian literature.”
The Man Asian Literary Prize is sponsored by Man Group
Man Group
Man Group plc is a British alternative investment management business. It provides a range of funds for institutional and private investors globally. The company manages about US$68 billion and employs around 1,700 people in 15 locations worldwide.Man’s headquarters are at Riverbank House...
plc., title sponsor of the Man Booker Prize
Man Booker Prize
The Man Booker Prize for Fiction is a literary prize awarded each year for the best original full-length novel, written in the English language, by a citizen of the Commonwealth of Nations, Ireland, or Zimbabwe. The winner of the Man Booker Prize is generally assured of international renown and...
.
2011
Judging panel- Razia IqbalRazia IqbalRazia Iqbal is a journalist employed by BBC News. She is a special correspondent, reporting for outlets across the BBC, presents relief shifts on the BBC News Channel and presents Talking Books on the channel...
, chair (Uganda) - Chang-rae LeeChang-Rae LeeChang-rae Lee is a Korean American novelist and a professor of creative writing at Princeton University, where he has served as the director of Princeton's Program in Creative Writing.-Early life:...
(Korean-American) - Vikas SwarupVikas SwarupVikas Swarup is an Indian novelist and diplomat who has served in Turkey, the United States, Ethiopia, the United Kingdom, South Africa and Japan, best known for his novels Q & A and Six Suspects.-Early life:...
(India)
Shortlist
Longlist
- Jamil Ahmad, The Wandering Falcon
- Tahmima AnamTahmima AnamTahmima Anam is a Bangladeshi writer and novelist. Her first novel, A Golden Age, was published by John Murray in 2007 and was the Best First Book winner of the 2008 Commonwealth Writers' Prize.- Education :...
, The Good Muslim - Jahnavi BaruaJahnavi BaruaJahnavi Barua is an Indian author from Assam. She is the author of Next Door, a critically acclaimed collection of short stories set in Assam with insurgency as the background.She lives in Bangalore, and is a doctor....
, Rebirth - Rahul Bhattacharya, The Sly Company of People Who Care
- Mahmoud DowlatabadiMahmoud DowlatabadiMahmoud Dowlatabadi is an Iranian writer and actor. He is known as a realist writer of stories of rural life, in which he largely draws on his own experiences.-Biography:...
, The Colonel - Amitav GhoshAmitav GhoshAmitav Ghosh , is a Bengali Indian author best known for his work in the English language.-Life:Ghosh was born in Calcutta on July 11, 1956, to Lieutenant Colonel Shailendra Chandra Ghosh, a retired officer of the pre-independence Indian Army, and was educated at The Doon School; St...
, River of SmokeRiver of SmokeRiver of Smoke is a novel by Indian novelist Amitav Ghosh. It is the second volume of what will be the Ibis trilogy.-Synopsis:The promotional text refers to the storyline which can be summarized as follows: After the incidents on Ibis, which was caught in a storm and eventually ended up in... - Haruki MurakamiHaruki Murakamiis a Japanese writer and translator. His works of fiction and non-fiction have garnered him critical acclaim and numerous awards, including the Franz Kafka Prize and Jerusalem Prize among others.He is considered an important figure in postmodern literature...
, 1Q841Q841Q84 is a novel by Haruki Murakami, first published in three volumes in Japan in 2009–10. The novel quickly became a sensation, with its first printing selling out the day it was released, and reaching sales of one million within a month... - Anuradha Roy, The Folded Earth
- Kyung-Sook Shin, Please Look After Mom
- Tarun J Tejpal, The Valley of Masks
- Yan LiankeYan LiankeYan Lianke is a Chinese writer of novels and short stories based in Beijing. His work is highly satirical, which has resulted in some of his most renowned works being banned....
, Dream of Ding Village - Banana YoshimotoBanana Yoshimotois the pen name of Mahoko Yoshimoto , a Japanese contemporary writer. She writes her name in hiragana.-Biography:Yoshimoto, daughter of Takaaki Yoshimoto, was born in Tokyo on July 24, 1964...
, The Lake
2010
- The winner, Bi FeiyuBi Feiyu
Bi Feiyu 畢飛宇 in Xinghua, Jiangsu is a Chinese fiction writer，resident in Nanjing.-Critical reception:Feiyu's novel The Moon Opera , translated by Howard Goldblatt was longlisted for the 2008 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize, while Three Sisters , also translated by Goldblatt, won the 2010 Man...
's Three Sisters, was announced March 17, 2011.
Judging Panel
- Monica AliMonica AliMonica Ali is a British writer of Bangladeshi origin. She is the author of Brick Lane, her debut novel, which was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize for Fiction in 2003...
(United Kingdoms) - Homi K. BhabhaHomi K. BhabhaHomi K. Bhabha is the Anne F. Rothenberg Professor of English and American Literature and Language, and the Director of the Humanities Center at Harvard University. He is one of the most important figures in contemporary post-colonial studies, and has coined a number of the field's neologisms and...
(United States) - Hsu-Ming Teo (Malaysia)
Shortlist
- Bi FeiyuBi FeiyuBi Feiyu 畢飛宇 in Xinghua, Jiangsu is a Chinese fiction writer，resident in Nanjing.-Critical reception:Feiyu's novel The Moon Opera , translated by Howard Goldblatt was longlisted for the 2008 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize, while Three Sisters , also translated by Goldblatt, won the 2010 Man...
, Three Sisters - Manu JosephManu JosephManu Joseph is an Indian journalist and writer. He is the current editor of OPEN magazine. He won the 2010 The Hindu Literary Prize for his debut novel Serious Men. Earlier it was shortlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize. It was included in Huffington Posts 10 best books of 2010...
, Serious Men - Tabish KhairTabish KhairTabish Khair is an Indian English author and associate professor in the Department of English, University of Aarhus in Denmark...
, The Thing About Thugs - Kenzaburo OeKenzaburo Oeis a Japanese author and a major figure in contemporary Japanese literature. His works, strongly influenced by French and American literature and literary theory, deal with political, social and philosophical issues including nuclear weapons, social non-conformism and existentialism.Ōe was awarded...
, The Changeling - Yoko OgawaYoko Ogawais a Japanese writer.-Biography:Ogawa was born in Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, graduated from Waseda University, and lives in Ashiya, Hyōgo, with her husband and son. Since 1988, she has published more than twenty works of fiction and nonfiction. Her novel The Professor's Beloved Equation has been...
, Hotel Iris
Longlist
- Bi FeiyuBi FeiyuBi Feiyu 畢飛宇 in Xinghua, Jiangsu is a Chinese fiction writer，resident in Nanjing.-Critical reception:Feiyu's novel The Moon Opera , translated by Howard Goldblatt was longlisted for the 2008 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize, while Three Sisters , also translated by Goldblatt, won the 2010 Man...
, Three Sisters - Upamanyu ChatterjeeUpamanyu ChatterjeeUpamanyu Chatterjee is an Indian Bengali author and administrator, notable for his work set in the milieu of the Indian Administrative Service, especially his novel English, August. He was born in Patna, Bihar and was educated at St. Xavier's School and St. Stephen's College, in Delhi...
, Way to Go - Anosh IraniAnosh IraniAnosh Irani is an Indian-Canadian novelist and playwright. An Irani , he was born and raised in Mumbai, although he has indicated that he personally prefers the city's traditional English name, Bombay...
, Dahanu Road - Manu JosephManu JosephManu Joseph is an Indian journalist and writer. He is the current editor of OPEN magazine. He won the 2010 The Hindu Literary Prize for his debut novel Serious Men. Earlier it was shortlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize. It was included in Huffington Posts 10 best books of 2010...
, Serious Men - Tabish KhairTabish KhairTabish Khair is an Indian English author and associate professor in the Department of English, University of Aarhus in Denmark...
, The Thing About Thugs - Sarita Mandanna, Tiger Hills
- Kenzaburo OeKenzaburo Oeis a Japanese author and a major figure in contemporary Japanese literature. His works, strongly influenced by French and American literature and literary theory, deal with political, social and philosophical issues including nuclear weapons, social non-conformism and existentialism.Ōe was awarded...
, The Changeling - Yoko OgawaYoko Ogawais a Japanese writer.-Biography:Ogawa was born in Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, graduated from Waseda University, and lives in Ashiya, Hyōgo, with her husband and son. Since 1988, she has published more than twenty works of fiction and nonfiction. Her novel The Professor's Beloved Equation has been...
, Hotel Iris - Usha K.R., Monkey-man
- Criselda Yabes, Below the Crying Mountain
2009
- The winner for 2009 was Su TongSu Tong
Su Tong is the pen name of a Chinese writer born in Suzhou who is now based in Nanjing. His real name is Tong Zhonggui .He entered into the Department of Chinese of Beijing Normal University in 1980 and started to publish novels in 1983. He is now the vice president of Jiangsu Writers Association...
for The Boat to Redemption.
Judging panel
- Colm TóibínColm TóibínColm Tóibín is a multi-award-winning Irish novelist, short story writer, essayist, playwright, journalist, critic, and, most recently, poet.Tóibín is Leonard Milberg Lecturer in Irish Letters at Princeton University in New Jersey and succeeded Martin Amis as professor of creative writing at the...
(Ireland) - Gish JenGish JenGish Jen is a contemporary American writer.-Background:...
(United States) - Pankaj MishraPankaj MishraPankaj Mishra born 1969 in Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh , is an Indian essayist and novelist. He is particularly notable for his book Butter Chicken in Ludhiana, a sociological study of small-town India, and his writing for the New York Review of Books.He graduated with a bachelor's degree in commerce...
(India)
Shortlist
On 15 October 2009, the Prize announced a shortlist of 5 names:
- Omair AhmadOmair AhmadOmair Ahmad is an Indian writer. His book Jimmy the Terrorist was shortlisted for the 2009 Man Asian Literary Prize.Omair Ahmad was born in Aligarh and his native town is Gorakhpur. He received his early education at international schools in Saudi Arabia and in Woodstock, Mussoorie India...
, Jimmy the Terrorist - Siddharth Chowdhury, Day Scholar
- Eric GamalindaEric GamalindaEric Gamalinda is an established Filipino American author. He was an editor, journalist, short-story writer, children’s literature author, poet, and novelist. He published three novels...
, The Descartes Highlands - Nitasha Kaul, Residue
- Su TongSu TongSu Tong is the pen name of a Chinese writer born in Suzhou who is now based in Nanjing. His real name is Tong Zhonggui .He entered into the Department of Chinese of Beijing Normal University in 1980 and started to publish novels in 1983. He is now the vice president of Jiangsu Writers Association...
, The Boat to Redemption
Longlist
On 24 July 2009, the Prize announced a list of 24 names:
- Gopilal Acharya, With a Stone in My Heart
- Omair AhmadOmair AhmadOmair Ahmad is an Indian writer. His book Jimmy the Terrorist was shortlisted for the 2009 Man Asian Literary Prize.Omair Ahmad was born in Aligarh and his native town is Gorakhpur. He received his early education at international schools in Saudi Arabia and in Woodstock, Mussoorie India...
, Jimmy the Terrorist - Siddharth Chowdhury, Day Scholar
- Kishwar Desai, Witness the Night
- Samuel Ferrer, The Last Gods of Indochine
- Eric Gamalinda, The Descartes Highlands
- Ram Govardhan, Rough with the Smooth
- Kanishka GuptaKanishka GuptaKanishka Gupta is a 29-year-old novelist, literary agent and freelance researcher. In 2008, he was in the news for starting Writer’s Side- India’s first manuscript assessment and editing service for both first-time and established writers. He has worked with over 160 authors and is renowned for...
, History of Hate - Kameroon Rasheed Ismeer, Memoirs of a Terrorist
- Ratika Kapur, Overwinter
- Mariam Karim, The Bereavement of Agnes Desmoulins
- Karri SriramKarri SriramKarri Sriram is an English-language Indian writer.-Early life and education:Karri Sriram was born in 1973 in Bilaspur, Madhya Pradesh to Lakshmi and Arvind Kumar....
, The Autobiography of a Mad Nation - Nitasha Kaul, Residue
- R . Zamora Linmark, Leche
- Mario I. Miclat, 'Secrets of the Eighteen Mansions
- Clarissa V. Militante, Different Countries
- Varuna Mohite, Omigod
- Dipika Mukherjee, Thunder Demons
- Hena Pillai, Blackland
- Roan Ching-yuehRoan Ching-yuehRoan Ching-Yueh is a Taiwanese architect, writer, curator and an Associate Professor of Department of Art Creativity and Development, Yuan Ze University.-Books:...
, Lin Xiu-Tzi and her Family - Edgar Calabia SamarEdgar Calabia SamarEdgar Calabia Samar is a poet and fictionist from San Pablo City, Philippines. He has received the Palanca Awards for his poetry collections and futuristic fiction. He has also been awarded the , , the , and the Gawad Surian sa Tula. His poetry book, Pag-aabang sa Kundiman: Isang Tulambuhay, was...
, Eight Muses of the Fall - K. Srilata, Table for Four
- Su TongSu TongSu Tong is the pen name of a Chinese writer born in Suzhou who is now based in Nanjing. His real name is Tong Zhonggui .He entered into the Department of Chinese of Beijing Normal University in 1980 and started to publish novels in 1983. He is now the vice president of Jiangsu Writers Association...
, The Boat to Redemption - Oyungerel Tsedevdamba, Shadow of the Red Star
2008
- In 2008, the Man Asian Literary Prize was awarded to Miguel SyjucoMiguel Syjuco
Miguel Syjuco is a Filipino writer from Manila and the Man Asian Literary Prize grand prize winner for 2008 known for his novel Ilustrado.-Personal Life and Education:...
, a Filipino writer now based in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, for his novel Ilustrado
Ilustrado
The Ilustrados constituted the Filipino educated class during the Spanish colonial period in the late 19th century....
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Juding panel
- Adrienne ClarksonAdrienne ClarksonAdrienne Louise Clarkson is a Canadian journalist and stateswoman who served as Governor General of Canada, the 26th since Canadian Confederation....
(Canada) - Pankaj MishraPankaj MishraPankaj Mishra born 1969 in Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh , is an Indian essayist and novelist. He is particularly notable for his book Butter Chicken in Ludhiana, a sociological study of small-town India, and his writing for the New York Review of Books.He graduated with a bachelor's degree in commerce...
(India) - Nicholas JoseNicholas Jose-Biography:Born Robert Nicholas Jose in London, England, to Australian parents, Nicholas Jose grew up mostly in Adelaide, South Australia. He was educated at the Australian National University and Oxford University. He has traveled extensively, particularly in China, where he worked from 1986 to 1990...
(Australia)
Shortlist
- Kaveri NambisanKaveri NambisanKaveri Nambisan is a novelist from India. She is also a surgeon who practices in rural India. Her career in medicine has been a strong influence in her fiction.-Life:...
, The Story that Must Not be Told - Siddharth Dhanvant Sanghvi, The Lost Flamingoes of Bombay
- Miguel SyjucoMiguel SyjucoMiguel Syjuco is a Filipino writer from Manila and the Man Asian Literary Prize grand prize winner for 2008 known for his novel Ilustrado.-Personal Life and Education:...
, IlustradoIlustradoThe Ilustrados constituted the Filipino educated class during the Spanish colonial period in the late 19th century.... - Yu Hua, BrothersBrothers (2005 novel)Brothers is a novel by the Chinese author Yu Hua which was published in 2005. The book was translated into English and Spanish in 2009, and into Brazilian Portuguese in 2010....
- Alfred A. Yuson, The Music Child
Longlist
On 22 July 2008, the Prize announced a list of 21 names:
- Tulsi Badrinath, Melting Love
- Hans Billimoria, Ugly tree
- Ian CasocotIan CasocotIan Rosales Casocot is a creative writer and journalist from Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, Philippines. He is known for his prizewinning short stories Old Movies, The Hero of the Snore Tango, Rosario and the Stories, and A Strange Map of Time...
, Sugar Land - Han Dong, Banished
- Anjum HasanAnjum HasanAnjum Hasan is an Indian poet and novelist. She was born in Shillong, Meghalaya and currently lives in Bangalore, Karnataka, India.Street on the Hill was her debut collection of poems. Her debut novel Lunatic in my Head was shortlisted for the Crossword Book Award 2007...
, Neti,Neti - Daisy Hasan, The To-Let House
- Abdullah Hussein, The Afghan Girl
- Tsutomu Igarashi, To the Temple
- Rupa Krishnan, Something Wicked This Way Comes
- Murong XuecunMurong XuecunMurong Xuecun is the pen name of a Chinese author Hao Qun. His debut work, Chengdu, Leave Me Alone Tonight , has been read by many Chinese people over the internet. It was later translated into English as Leave Me Alone: A Novel of Chengdu...
, Leave Me Alone, Chengdu - Kavery Nambisan, The Story that Must Not be Told
- Sumana Roy, Love in the Chicken's Neck
- Vaibhav Saini, On the Edge of Pandemonium
- Salma, Midnight Tales
- Siddharth Dhanvant SanghviSiddharth SanghviSiddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi is an Indian author in English-language whose notable books include, The Last Song of Dusk and The Lost Flamingoes of Bombay ....
, Lost Flamingoes of Bombay - Lakambini SitoyLakambini SitoyLakambini A. Sitoy is a Filipino writer. She is also known as Bing Sitoy.She received the David T.K. Wong fellowship from the University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom in 2003....
, Sweet Haven - Sarayu Srivatsa, The Last Pretense
- Miguel SyjucoMiguel SyjucoMiguel Syjuco is a Filipino writer from Manila and the Man Asian Literary Prize grand prize winner for 2008 known for his novel Ilustrado.-Personal Life and Education:...
, Ilustrado - Amit VarmaAmit VarmaAmit Varma is a writer based in Mumbai. He has worked in advertising, television and journalism, and has written for publications like The Guardian, The Wall Street Journal and Wisden Cricketers' Almanack...
, My Friend, Sancho - Yu Hua, Brothers
- Alfred YusonAlfred YusonAlfred A. Yuson has authored 19 books, including novels, poetry collections, short fiction, essays, and children's stories, apart from having edited various other titles....
, The Music Child
2007
- Chinese writer Jiang Rong won the inaugural prize with his work, Wolf TotemWolf Totem
Wolf Totem is a semi-autobiographical novel about the experiences of a young student from Beijing who finds himself sent down to the countryside of Inner Mongolia in 1967, at the height of China's Cultural Revolution...
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Juding panel
- Andre AcimanAndré Aciman-External links:***...
(United States) - Adrienne ClarksonAdrienne ClarksonAdrienne Louise Clarkson is a Canadian journalist and stateswoman who served as Governor General of Canada, the 26th since Canadian Confederation....
(Canada) - Nicholas JoseNicholas Jose-Biography:Born Robert Nicholas Jose in London, England, to Australian parents, Nicholas Jose grew up mostly in Adelaide, South Australia. He was educated at the Australian National University and Oxford University. He has traveled extensively, particularly in China, where he worked from 1986 to 1990...
(Australia)
Shortlist
Jiang Rong was selected from a short-list of five:
- Jose Dalisay Jr., Soledad's SisterSoledad's SisterSoledad's Sister is the second novel of Filipino author Jose Dalisay . It won recognition as one of five novels shortlisted in the first The Man Asian Literary Prize in 2007.- Summary :...
- Reeti Gadekar, Families at Home
- Nu Nu Yi Inwa, Smile As They Bow
- Jiang Rong, Wolf TotemWolf TotemWolf Totem is a semi-autobiographical novel about the experiences of a young student from Beijing who finds himself sent down to the countryside of Inner Mongolia in 1967, at the height of China's Cultural Revolution...
(winner) - Xu XiXu XiXu Xi, Xu Xi, Xu Xi, (originally named Xu Su Xi(许素细) (born 1954) is an English language novelist from Hong Kong.She is also the Hong Kong regional editor of Routledge's Encyclopedia of Post-colonial Literature (second edition, 2005) and the editor or co-editor of the following anthologies of Hong...
, Habit of a Foreign Sky
Longlist
On 20 July 2007, the Prize announced a list of 23 names:
- Tulsi Badrinath, The Living God
- Sanjay BahadurSanjay BahadurSanjay Bahadur is an Indian author.Sanjay Bahadur grew up in half a dozen cities in north and west India. He completed his graduation from Elphinstone College, Mumbai in 1987 and his Masters in Economics from the University of Mumbai in 1989. In the same year, he qualified for the Indian Civil...
, The Sound Of Water - Kankana Basu, Cappuccino Dusk
- Sanjiv Bhatla, InJustice
- Shahbano BilgramiShahbano BilgramiShahbano Bilgrami is a writer, editor, poet, and book/film reviewer.Though born in Pakistan, Shahbano spent her early life in Montreal, Canada. Due to her interest in literature, she was awarded a variety of prizes in essay and creative-writing contests throughout high school...
, Without Dreams - Saikat Chakraborty, The Amnesiac
- Jose Dalisay Jr., Soledad’s Sister
- Reeti Gadekar, Families at Home
- Xiaolu GuoXiaolu GuoXiaolu Guo born 1973) is a Chinese novelist and filmmaker, who uses film and literary language to explore themes of alienation, memory, personal journeys, daily tragedies and develops her own vision of China's past and its future in a global environment....
, 20 Fragments of a Ravenous Youth - Ameena Hussein, The Moon in the Water
- Nu Nu Yi Inwa, Smile As They Bow
- Jiang Rong, Wolf Totem
- Hitomi KaneharaHitomi Kaneharais an award-winning Japanese novelist.-Biography:A high school drop-out since the age of 15, Kanehara pursued her passion for writing with the support of her father, Mizuhito Kanehara, a literary professor and translator of children's literature. She was born and currently lives in Tokyo.She wrote...
, Autofiction - N S Madhavan, Litanies of Dutch Battery
- Laxmi Narayan MishraLaxmi Narayan MishraLaxmi Narayan Mishra was born in the village Basti, district Azamgarh.He was a popular play writer of HINDI.He was a theatre personality of Uttar Pradesh...
, The Little God - Mo YanMo YanMo Yan is a modern Chinese author, described as "one of the most famous, oft-banned and widely pirated of all Chinese writers". He is known in the West for two of his novels which were the basis of the film Red Sorghum. He has been referred to as the Chinese answer to Franz Kafka or Joseph Heller...
, Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out - Nalini Rajan, The Pangolin’s Tale
- Chiew-Siah TeiChiew-Siah Tei- Biography :Tei was born and grew up in Tampin, southern Malaysia, and published her first work in the 1980s. During the 1990s she published prose and commentary in journals including Sin Chew Jit Poh and Nanyang Siang Pao, winning nominations and several awards - including the Hua Zong...
, Little Hut of Leaping Fishes - Shreekumar VarmaShreekumar VarmaShreekumar Varma is an Indian author, playwright, newspaper columnist and poet, known for the novels Lament of Mohini , Maria's Room , Devil's Garden: Tales Of Pappudom , The Magic Store of Nu-Cham-Vu and the historical book for children, Pazhassi Raja: The Royal Rebel...
, Maria’s Room - Anuradha Vijayakrishnan, Seeing The Girl
- Sujatha Vijayaraghavan, The Silent One
- Xu Xi, Habit of a Foreign Sky
- Egoyan Zheng, Fleeting Light