DSC Prize for South Asian Literature
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Edition 7 (2017) Winner
Anuk Arudpragasam
アヌク アルドプラガサム
Anuk Arudpragasam
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1988-01-01 （Colombo, Sri Lanka）
- Nationality
- Sri Lanka
- Languages
- English, Tamil
- Residence History
- Colombo (born/grew up) → United States (studied at Stanford) → Tamil Nadu, India (lived for a year) → New York, USA (PhD studies / residence)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 2011-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford University | — | — | B.A. | 2006–2010 | United States |
| Columbia University | — | Philosophy | Ph.D. | 2013–2019 | United States |
Stanford University
Degree:
B.A.
Period:
2006–2010
Year of Graduation:
2010
Country:
United States
Moved to the United States at 18 and earned a B.A.
Columbia University
Philosophy
Degree:
Ph.D.
Period:
2013–2019
Year of Graduation:
2019
Country:
United States
Completed a PhD in philosophy
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | DSC Prize for South Asian Literature | The Story of a Brief Marriage | — | DSC Prize Committee | Winner |
| 2017 | Shakti Bhatt First Book Award | The Story of a Brief Marriage | — | Shakti Bhatt Foundation | Winner |
| 2017 | Dylan Thomas Prize | The Story of a Brief Marriage | — | Dylan Thomas Prize organization | Shortlisted |
| 2018 | International Literature Award (Internationaler Literaturpreis) | The Story of a Brief Marriage | — | International Literature Award organizers | Shortlisted |
| 2021 | Booker Prize | A Passage North | — | The Booker Prize Foundation | Shortlisted |
DSC Prize for South Asian Literature
2017
Work:
The Story of a Brief Marriage
Organization:
DSC Prize Committee
Result:
Winner
Shakti Bhatt First Book Award
2017
Work:
The Story of a Brief Marriage
Organization:
Shakti Bhatt Foundation
Result:
Winner
Dylan Thomas Prize
2017
Work:
The Story of a Brief Marriage
Organization:
Dylan Thomas Prize organization
Result:
Shortlisted
International Literature Award (Internationaler Literaturpreis)
2018
Work:
The Story of a Brief Marriage
Organization:
International Literature Award organizers
Result:
Shortlisted
Booker Prize
2021
Work:
A Passage North
Organization:
The Booker Prize Foundation
Result:
Shortlisted
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Story of a Brief Marriage
2016 Novel 224 pagesSet during the final stages of the Sri Lankan civil war in 2009, the novel follows a day and a night in the lives of two young Tamils forced into marriage, an introspective account of distance, violence and human tenderness.
warmemorydistance and estrangementhuman dignity
Translations
- French translation
- German translation
- Czech translation
- Mandarin translation
- Dutch translation
- Italian translation
A Passage North
2021 NovelA longer novel attempting to come to terms with the devastation of Sri Lanka's 30-year civil war; it explores memory, loss and the experience of witnessing violence from afar.
lossmemorydiasporawitnessing
Bibliography
- The Story of a Brief Marriage (2016)
- A Passage North (2021)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- dense, tightly controlled prosephilosophical and introspective styledetailed psychological description
- Recurring Motifs
- memorythe bodydistancewitnessing violencefamily
Legacy
Anuk Arudpragasam has received international recognition for his novels addressing the effects of the Sri Lankan civil war; his debut won multiple awards and his work is praised for offering new perspectives on memory and loss in both English and Tamil.
Quotes
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'A Passage North' is more about witnessing violence from afar than it is about experiencing it up close.
Source: Booker Prize Q&A / author interview (2021)
Trivia
- Moved to the United States at 18 to attend Stanford University.
- Grew up in a wealthy family in Colombo; his family originally came from the northeast of Sri Lanka.
- His debut novel has been translated into several languages.