Aravind Adiga, 4 others vie for 2017 DSC Prize
September 28, 2017  11:36
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Man Booker winner Aravind Adiga leads the race for this year's $25,000 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature.

Adiga has made it to the shortlist for his book "Selection Day". 

Four other authors are also in contention for the coveted prize - Anjali Joseph ("The Living"), Sri Lanka's Anuk Arudpragasam ("The Story of a Brief Marriage"), Karan Mahajan ("The Association of Small Bombs") and Stephen Alter ("In the Jungles of the Night").

The shortlist was announced by chair of the jury Ritu Menon along with the other members Senath Walter Perera, Steven Bernstein, Valentine Cunningham and Yasmin Alibhai-Brown.

Now in its seventh year, the DSC Prize has been bringing South Asian writing to a larger global audience through rewarding and showcasing the achievements of the authors writing about this region.
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