Shehan Karunatilaka – The Asian Writer

Chinaman triumphs at Commonwealth Prize

18 June 20128 March 2020Farhana Shaikh

Shehan Karunatilaka, author of Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew has won the Commonwealth Book Prize. The winners were announced at the Hay Festival earlier [...]

Chinaman wins the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature

23 January 20128 March 2020Farhana Shaikh

The DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2012 was awarded to Singapore based Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka for his debut Chinaman (Johnathon Cape). [...]