Indian-origin author Sunjeev Sahota shortlisted for 2015 Man Booker Prize for Fiction
Indian-origin author Sunjeev Sahota has been short-listed for the prestigious 2015 Man Booker Prize for Fiction.
Sunjeev Sahota’s novel The Year of the Runaways has been shortlisted which deals with the life experience of illegal immigrants from the Indian subcontinent in Britain.
He is among the 6 authors who have been short-listed for this edition of prize by judges’ panel chaired by Michael Wood.
Other short-listed authors are: Tom McCarthy (Britain), Anne Tyler (US), Marlon James (Jamaica), Hanya Yanagihara (US) and Chigozie Obioma (Nigeria).
Sunjeev Sahota was born in 1981 and is a third-generation British-Indian. His debut novel Ours Are the Streets was published in 2011. The Year of the Runaways is his second novel which was published in June 2015.
About Man Booker Prize for Fiction
- The literary prize since 2013 is bestowed upon writers of any nationality for their best original novel written in the English language and published in United Kingdom.
- Previously, the prize was open only to authors from the UK and Commonwealth nations, Ireland and Zimbabwe.
- It was first was awarded in 1969 and is sponsored by the Man Group.
- The prize carries 50,000 pounds and it is of great significance for the book trade as the winner of prize is generally assured of international renown and success.
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