I’ve almost finished reading the longlist of the Man Asian Literary Prize for 2011, as part of the SMALP project some of us are running. It’s been an interesting reading list, to say the least, and the more I read, the more questions I have. The Man Asian Literary Award is awarded each year to… [Read more…]
January 3, 2012
After a brief break, I’m back on track with the Shadow Man Asian Prize project. After some initial trouble in sourcing this novel, I ended up with two copies on my doorstep last week. More than any other novel on the longlist, The Valley of Masks has fascinated me – a high-concept dystopian novel not… [Read more…]
December 31, 2011
Just a quick update to the list of reviews we’ve been conducting as part of the Shadow Man Asian Literary Prize Jury… The Wandering Falcon – Jamil AHMAD (Lisa; Stu; Sue; Mark) The Good Muslim – Tahmina ANAM (Me; Fay; Lisa; Mark) Rebirth – Jahnavi BARUA (Fay) The Sly Company of People Who Care –… [Read more…]
December 27, 2011
I managed to pick this up cheap the other day, and after all the fuss about Roth winning the Man Booker International Prize earlier in the year, I was curious to know just what kind of author he was. I’ve heard a lot about him from a lot of people, and most of it has… [Read more…]
December 20, 2011
Doing some research for my Honours project, I cam across this novel. To say it was hard to track down is an understatement – I’m pretty sure it’s out of print everywhere, so I had to raid my university library, who thankfully had a copy. Said copy was old, battered and falling apart, so it’s… [Read more…]
December 13, 2011
I need to start this review with something of a caveat – for the most part, I don’t like the work of Haruki Murakami. His works tend to leave me feeling cold, and perhaps more importantly, repetitive. But the amount of hype surrounding 1Q84 was massive – both in Japan and overseas – and so… [Read more…]
January 10, 2012
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