Jaipur: Kannada author UR Ananthamurthy has been shortlisted among 10 other authors for the international Man Booker Prize for fiction.
80-year-old Ananthamurthy is the only Indian among to have made it to the final list of the prestigious prize announced at the DSC Jaipur Literature Festival today.
Considered to be one of the most important voice of "new movement" in Kannada language, Mr Ananthamurthy has written five novels, eight short story collections and three poetry collections that have been translated into other languages in India as well as in Europe.
Best known for his 1966 novel Samskara, the author was also shortlisted for DSC Prize for South Asian literature in 2012 for his novel Bharatipura (published in English in 2010).
Peter Stamm is the first Swiss author who has made it to the final list.
The award, an offshoot of Britain's better-known Man Booker novel-of-the-year prize, is awarded for a lifetime's work. It is open to authors of all nationalities whose work is available in English.
80-year-old Ananthamurthy is the only Indian among to have made it to the final list of the prestigious prize announced at the DSC Jaipur Literature Festival today.
Considered to be one of the most important voice of "new movement" in Kannada language, Mr Ananthamurthy has written five novels, eight short story collections and three poetry collections that have been translated into other languages in India as well as in Europe.
Best known for his 1966 novel Samskara, the author was also shortlisted for DSC Prize for South Asian literature in 2012 for his novel Bharatipura (published in English in 2010).
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Peter Stamm is the first Swiss author who has made it to the final list.
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The award, an offshoot of Britain's better-known Man Booker novel-of-the-year prize, is awarded for a lifetime's work. It is open to authors of all nationalities whose work is available in English.
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