Indian-American author Jhumpa Lahiri today won the USD 50,000 DSC - TopicsExpress



          

Indian-American author Jhumpa Lahiri today won the USD 50,000 DSC Prize for Literature, one of South Asias top literary awards for her book The Lowland. Publisher Caroline Newbury accepted the award on her behalf. Lahiri trumped Indian author Shamsur Rahman Faruqi, who was nominated for his novel translated from Urdu besides Pakistani writer Kamila Shamsie, London-based Sri Lankan author Romesh Gunesekera and first-time novelist Bilal Tanweer from Pakistan.
Posted on: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 05:27:43 +0000

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