DSC Prize 2012 Shortlist Announced
DSC Prize 2012 Archive
Scroll through to see the announcements, press coverage, the shortlisted and longlisted books and the jury panel for The DSC Prize 2012.
The Winner Announcement
![3. DSC Prize 2012 winner Shehan Karunati](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c95a7e_2808fbd001234702a94d04c64578c21f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_491,h_328,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/3_%20DSC%20Prize%202012%20winner%20Shehan%20Karunati.jpg)
Shehan Karunatilaka Wins DSC Prize 2012
Jaipur, January 21st 2012: The DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2012 was awarded to Singapore based Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka for his book Chinaman (Random House, India), a novel that explores cricket as a metaphor to uncover a lost life and a lost history. Chinaman skilfully uses sport and the notion of fair play to look at Sri Lanka in a fresh and exciting way.
![2012 DSC prize winner.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c95a7e_bc11f80b26c2459c94ff078f11e53965~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_390,h_600,al_c,lg_1,q_80,enc_auto/2012%20DSC%20prize%20winner.jpg)
Longlist for The DSC Prize 2012
![The Last Kestrel by Jill McGivering](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c95a7e_18cea39e62f34c87b16f0c9c1f9c8c40~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_52,h_79,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/1_%20Half%20the%20Night%20is%20Gone%20by%20Amitabha%20Ba.png)
The Last Kestrel by Jill McGivering
![Buddha's Orphans by Samrat Upadhyay](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c95a7e_0bd5fcfc6f9a4b46bd2d84c867f21d4a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_48,h_80,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/1_%20Half%20the%20Night%20is%20Gone%20by%20Amitabha%20Ba.jpg)
Buddha's Orphans by Samrat Upadhyay
![The Quarantine Papers by Kalpish Ratna](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c95a7e_81e75b9a33254fc6a33a51aa558ab52a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_52,h_80,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/1_%20Half%20the%20Night%20is%20Gone%20by%20Amitabha%20Ba.jpg)
The Quarantine Papers by Kalpish Ratna
![Patience Stone by Atiq Rahimi, translated by Polly McLean](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c95a7e_eb05d0972d5e4b379896b4410a1fbe97~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_51,h_80,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/1_%20Half%20the%20Night%20is%20Gone%20by%20Amitabha%20Ba.jpg)
Patience Stone by Atiq Rahimi, translated by Polly McLean
Shortlist for The DSC Prize 2012
![Bharathipura by U R Ananthamurthy, translated by Susheela Punitha](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c95a7e_e72e295d9f424362a235dcbc1a2fdd7e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_52,h_79,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/1_%20Half%20the%20Night%20is%20Gone%20by%20Amitabha%20Ba.jpg)
Bharathipura by U R Ananthamurthy, translated by Susheela Punitha
![A Street in Srinagar by Chandrakanta, translated by Manisha Chaudhry](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c95a7e_b705e913d081488eb69cee9b6f25315e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_52,h_80,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/1_%20Half%20the%20Night%20is%20Gone%20by%20Amitabha%20Ba.jpg)
A Street in Srinagar by Chandrakanta, translated by Manisha Chaudhry
![Monkey Man by Usha K R](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c95a7e_ddddecbddb7f4999b1b53c337e660cd0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_52,h_80,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/1_%20Half%20the%20Night%20is%20Gone%20by%20Amitabha%20Ba.jpg)
Monkey Man by Usha K R