DSC Prize 2014 Archive
Scroll through to see the announcements, press coverage, the shortlisted and longlisted books and the jury panel for The DSC Prize 2014.
The Winner Announcement
CHRONICLE OF A CORPSE BEARER’ EMERGES AS THE WINNER FOR THE US $50,000 DSC PRIZE
Jaipur, January 18, 2014: The widely acclaimed DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2014 announced Cyrus Mistry as the winner this year for his book ‘Chronicle of a Corpse Bearer’ at the ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival. The US $50,000 DSC Prize along with a unique trophy was awarded to Cyrus who is the second Indian to win this award. His winning book mirrors the painful saga of love within the small Parsi community of corpse bearers.
Longlist for The DSC Prize 2014
The Book of Destruction by Anand, translated by Chetana Sachidanandan
Goat Days by Benyamin, translated by Joseph Koyippalli
Chronicle of a Corpse Bearer by Cyrus Mistry
The Watch by Joydeep Roy-Bhattacharya
Shortlist for The DSC Prize 2014
Island of a Thousand Mirrors by Nayomi Munaweera
The Blind Man's Garden by Nadeem Aslam
How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia by Mohsin Hamid
