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Singapore-based Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka has won the 2nd annual DSC Prize for South Asian Literature. The award comes with a $50,000 cash prize.
In February 2011 Karunatilaka made his authorial debut with Chinaman, a novel published by Random House, India. Prior to this publication, Karunatilaka had written advertisements, rock songs and travel stories.
The prize’s shortlist included five other titles: Bharathipura by U.R. Ananthamurthy (translated by Susheela Punitha), A Street in Srinagar by Chandrakanta (translated by Manisha Chaudhry), Monkey-man by Usha K.R, The Thing About Thugs by Tabish Khair and The Story that Must Not Be Told by Kavery Nambisan.
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The six shortlisted books competing to win 2012’s $50,000 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature have been unveiled.
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