The Man Asian Literary Prize was an annual literary award between 2007 and 2012, given to the best novel by an Asian writer, either written in English or translated into English, and published in the previous calendar year. It is awarded to writers who are citizens or residents of one of the following 34 (out of 50) Asian countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, East Timor, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Japan, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, The Maldives, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam.. Man Asian Literary Prize. Retrieved May 17, 2011. Submissions are invited through publishers who are entitled to each submit two novels by August 31 each year. Entry forms are available from May.
From 2010 to 2012, the Man Asian Literary Prize awarded USD 30,000 to the author and an additional USD 5,000 to the translator (if any). For the prize of the first three years of its running, from 2007 to 2009, the Man Asian Literary Prize awarded USD 10,000 (author)/ 3,000 USD (translator) to a novel written by an Asian writer of the elective countries, either in English or translated into English, and yet unpublished. Submissions were made by the authors. The reason given by the Prize for the changes introduced in 2010 include the difficulty in finding talented unpublished authors."The Man Asian Literary Prize Switcheroo", Doretta Lau, Wall Street Journal, February 15, 2011. With the new format, which has shortlisted and winning novels already available to the literary community, media and general public, the Man Asian Literary Prize recognises “the best English works each year by Asian authors and aims to significantly raise international awareness and appreciation of Asian literature.”
The Man Asian Literary Prize was sponsored by Man Group plc., title sponsor of the Man Booker Prize. It was announced in October 2012 that Man Group would no longer sponsor the prize after the 2012 winner was announced in 2013.
Winners and honorees YearResultAuthorWorkOriginal language & translator(s)2007 (1st)Judging panel:WinnerJiang RongWolf Totem (狼图腾)Chinese (Howard Goldblatt)ShortlistJose Dalisay Jr.Soledad's SisterReeti GadekarFamilies at HomeNu Nu YiSmile As They Bow(ပြုံး၍လည်း ကန်တော့ခံတော်မူပါ၊ ရယ်၍လည်း ကန်တော့ခံတော်မူပါ)Burmese (Alfred Birnbaum, Thi Thi Aye)Xu XiHabit of a Foreign SkyLonglistTulsi BadrinathThe Living GodSanjay BahadurThe Sound Of WaterKankana BasuCappuccino DuskSanjiv BhatlaInJusticeShahbano BilgramiWithout DreamsSaikat ChakrabortyThe AmnesiacXiaolu Guo20 Fragments of a Ravenous YouthAmeena HusseinThe Moon in the WaterHitomi KaneharaAutofiction (オートフィクション)Japanese (David James Karashima)N. S. MadhavanLitanies of Dutch Battery(ലന്തൻബത്തേരിയിലെ ലുത്തിനിയകൾ)Malayalam (Rajesh Rajamohan)Laxmi Narayan MishraThe Little God Mo YanLife and Death Are Wearing Me Out (生死疲劳)Chinese (Howard Goldblatt)Nalini RajanThe Pangolin’s TaleChiew-Siah TeiLittle Hut of Leaping FishesShreekumar VarmaMaria’s RoomAnuradha VijayakrishnanSeeing The GirlSujatha VijayaraghavanThe Silent OneEgoyan ZhengFleeting Light2008 (2nd)Judging panel:WinnerMiguel SyjucoIlustradoShortlistKavery NambisanThe Story that Must Not be ToldSiddharth ShanghviThe Lost Flamingoes of BombayYu HuaBrothers (兄弟)Chinese (Eileen Cheng-yin Chow, Carlos Rojas)Alfred YusonThe Music ChildLonglistTulsi BadrinathMelting LoveHans Billimoria Ugly treeIan CasocotSugar LandHan DongBanished! (扎根)Chinese (Nicky Harman)Anjum HasanNeti, NetiDaisy HasanThe To-Let HouseAbdullah HusseinThe Afghan GirlTsutomu IgarashiTo the TempleRupa KrishnanSomething Wicked This Way ComesMurong XuecunLeave Me Alone, Chengdu (成都，今夜请将我遗忘)Chinese (Harvey Thomlinson)Sumana RoyLove in the Chicken's NeckVaibhav SainiOn the Edge of PandemoniumSalmaMidnight TalesLakambini SitoySweet HavenSarayu SrivatsaThe Last PretenseAmit VarmaMy Friend, Sancho2009 (3rd)Judging panel:WinnerSu TongThe Boat to Redemption (河岸)Chinese (Howard Goldblatt)ShortlistOmair AhmadJimmy the TerroristSiddhartha ChowdhuryDay ScholarEric GamalindaThe Descartes HighlandsNitasha KaulResidueLonglistGopilal AcharyaWith a Stone in My HeartKishwar DesaiWitness the Night Samuel FerrerThe Last Gods of IndochineRam GovardhanRough with the SmoothKanishka GuptaHistory of HateKameroon Rasheed IsmeerMemoirs of a TerroristRatika KapurOverwinterMariam KarimThe Bereavement of Agnes DesmoulinsKarri SriramThe Autobiography of a Mad NationR. Zamora LinmarkLecheMario I. MiclatSecrets of the Eighteen MansionsClarissa V. MilitanteDifferent CountriesVaruna MohiteOmigodDipika MukherjeeThunder DemonsHena PillaiBlacklandRoan Ching-yuehLin Xiu-Tzi and her FamilyEdgar Calabia SamarEight Muses of the Fall(Walong Diwata ng Pagkahulog)Filipino (Mikael de Lara Co, Sasha Martinez)K. SrilataTable for FourOyungerel TsedevdambaShadow of the Red Star2010 (4th)Judging panel:WinnerBi FeiyuThree Sisters (玉米)Chinese (Howard Goldblatt, Sylvia Li-chun Lin)ShortlistManu JosephSerious MenTabish KhairThe Thing About Thugs Kenzaburō ŌeThe Changeling (取り替え子)Japanese (Deborah Boliver Boehm)Yōko OgawaHotel Iris (ホテル・アイリス)Japanese (Stephen Snyder)LonglistUpamanyu ChatterjeeWay to GoAnosh IraniDahanu Road Sarita MandannaTiger Hills Usha K.R.Monkey-manCriselda YabesBelow the Crying Mountain2011 (5th)Judging panel:Winner, Man Asian Prize website, March 15, 2012.Shin Kyung-sookPlease Look After Mom (엄마를 부탁해)Korean (Chi-young Kim)Shortlist, Man Asian Prize website, January 10, 2012.Jamil AhmadThe Wandering FalconJahnavi BaruaRebirthRahul BhattacharyaThe Sly Company of People Who CareAmitav GhoshRiver of SmokeYan LiankeDream of Ding Village (丁庄梦)Chinese (Cindy Carter)Banana YoshimotoThe Lake (みずうみ)Japanese (Michael Emmerich)Longlist, Man Asian Prize website, Nov. 1, 2011.Tahmima AnamThe Good MuslimMahmoud DowlatabadiThe Colonel (زوال کلنل)Persian (Tom Patterdale)Haruki Murakami1Q84Japanese (Jay Rubin, Philip Gabriel)Anuradha RoyThe Folded EarthTarun TejpalThe Valley of Masks2012 (6th)Judging panel:WinnerTan Twan EngThe Garden of Evening MistsShortlistMusharraf Ali FarooqiBetween Clay and DustHiromi KawakamiThe Briefcase (センセイの鞄)Japanese (Allison Powell)Orhan PamukSilent House (Sessiz Ev)Turkish (Robert Finn)Jeet ThayilNarcopolisLonglistBenyaminGoat Days (ആടുജീവിതം)Malayalam (Joseph Koyippally)Anjali JosephAnother CountryUzma Aslam KhanThinner Than SkinKim ThúyRuFrench (Sheila Fischman)Kim Young-haBlack Flower (검은 꽃)Korean (Charles La Shure)Nayomi MunaweeraIsland of a Thousand MirrorsElif ŞafakHonourSheng KeyiNorthern Girls: Life Goes On (北妹)Chinese (Shelly Bryant)Roma TearneThe Road to UrbinoTie NingThe Bathing Women (大浴女)Chinese (Hongling Zhang, Jason Sommer)
See also Man Booker Prize Man Booker International Prize
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