Announcement: Shadow Man Asian Literary Prize 2011
Here it is, kids – the moment you’ve all been waiting for. The announcement of who we’ve picked as the winner of the Shadow Man Asian Literary Prize. In true, […]
Category Archives: SMALP2011
Rebirth (2010) – Jahnavi BARUA
This is my last review for the Man Asian Literary Prize Shadow Jury – I know I said I’d review The Colonel, but I gave up halfway through, and have […]
The Sly Company of People Who Care (2011) – Rahul BHATTACHARYA
Woo! The penultimate book on the Man Asian Prize shortlist. I don’t know when my copy of Rebirth will arrive, so normal programming will resume soon. Though I should still […]
The Wandering Falcon (2011) – Jamil AHMAD
This late in the Man Asian Literary Prize timeline, I guess those following the books are at least vaguely aware of the story behind each one. The Wandering Falcon interested […]
Shortlist: Man Asian Literary Prize 2011
So the official panel have cheated, and put 7 books on the shortlist for the 2011 Man Asian Literary Prize. They are: The Wandering Falcon – Jamil AHMAD Rebirth – […]
River of Smoke (2011) – Amitav GHOSH
I was both excited and annoyed when I found this novel on the longlist of the 2011 Man Asian Literary Prize. Excited, because I had wanted to read it long […]
The Man Asian Literary Prize: Why?
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 […]
The Valley of Masks (2011) – Tarun J TEJPAL
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 […]
1Q84 (2009) – Haruki MURAKAMI
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 […]
The Folded Earth (2011) – Anuradha ROY
I imagine being Anuradha Roy would be a frustrating experience. No doubt people constantly think she is Arundhati Roy, and while positive comparisons may be flattering, the ineviable “I’m the […]
