DSC Prize for South Asian Literature longlist announced: Amitav Bagchi, Manoranjan Byapari make the cut | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

DSC Prize for South Asian Literature longlist announced: Amitav Bagchi, Manoranjan Byapari make the cut | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

By Lifestyle Desk |New Delhi |Published: September 26, 2019 10:23:56 pm

DSC Prize for South Asian Literature longlist announced: Amitav Bagchi, Manoranjan Byapari make the cut

The list consists of three translated works from Malayalam, Tamil and Bengali, seven women authors and seven debut novelists. An interesting takeaway was that there was a sharp divorce between the native place of the author and the place they wrote about.

The DSC Prize for South Asian Literature, now in its ninth year, announced its longlist on Thursday.

The DSC Prize for South Asian Literature, now in its ninth year, announced its longlist today. Sifting through 90 entries, the jury selected 15 books. Each of these books, many of which were debut novels, represents the best of South Asian literature.