India’s Anuradha Roy wins the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2016
Q. Who has won the DSC prize for South Asian Literature 2016 for the novel Sleeping on Jupiter which deals with violence against women?- Published on 18 Jan 16a. Anuradha Roy
b. Arundhati Roy
c. Asha Roy
d. None of the above
ANSWER: Anuradha Roy
India’s Anuradha Roy has won the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2016 for her novel Sleeping on Jupiter. This deals with the subject of violence against women. At the Fairway Galle Literary Festival in Galle, Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe presented her with the rpize. This novel has been chosen on account of elegance, readability and flair. Other authors and novels in contention for this year’s prize were: Akhil Sharma (Family Life); K.R. Meera (Hangwoman) [translated by J. Devika]; Mirza Waheed (The Book of Gold Leaves), Neel Mukherjee (The Lives of Others) and Raj Kamal Jha (She Will Build Him A City).
