Cyrus Mistry was awarded The DSC Prize for South Asian Literature for his second novel, Chronicle of a Corpse Bearer this weekend (Jan 18, 2014). Mistry was awarded the $50,000 prize (just over £30,000) at a ceremony held at this year’s ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival. Chronicle of a Corpse Bearer tells the story of doomed …
DSC Prize for South Asian Literature Shortlist
Six titles have made the shortlist of the fourth DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2014. (November 20, 2013) It is the first year that Indian publishers have dominated the prize, with four of the six titles published by the publishing giant Penguin Random House. The DSC Prize for South Asian Literature is for US …