Week 8 of our Shadow Man Asian Literary Prize 2011 longlist reviewing project and we now have only a few days to the shortlist announcement on January 10. This week's reviews are: Tahmima Anam's The good Muslim (Bangladesh) by Fay of Read, Ramble. She says "it is beautifully structured, the story well told, the characters alive" … Continue reading Shadow Man Asian Literary Prize 2011: Reviews from the week January 1-7
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Shadow Man Asian Literary Prize 2011: Reviews from the week December 4-10
Week 4 of our Shadow Man Asian Literary Prize 2011 longlist reviewing project and we're moving along with ... Jamil Ahmad's The wandering falcon (Pakistan) by Stu of Winston's Dad. He, like Lisa who has already reviewed it, liked it for what he felt to be its authentic portrayal of the tribespeople of an area that … Continue reading Shadow Man Asian Literary Prize 2011: Reviews from the week December 4-10
Shadow Man Asian Literary Prize 2011: Reviews from the week November 20-26
Week 2 of our Man Asian Literary Prize 2011 longlist reviewing project (whew!) .... Matt of A Novel Approach is off and running with: Banana Yoshimoto's The lake (from Japan), which is high in my priority list as I've read Yoshimoto before and I'm particularly interested in Japanese literature. And Fay of Read, Ramble with Tarun … Continue reading Shadow Man Asian Literary Prize 2011: Reviews from the week November 20-26
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