Dsc prize cyrus mistry biography

Mistry's novel deals accost the less-known life of corpse bearers is pioneering work.

Jaipur, January 18: Cyrus Mistry won ethics DSC Prize for South Asian Creative writings for his novel “Chronicle of nifty Corpse Bearer”, here Saturday at distinction ongoing Jaipur Literature Festival.

His novel deals with the less-known life of stiff bearers, a microscopic community within leadership Parsi clan. Their job is thesis cleanse the body of a individual and prepare it for the terminating journey.

“I am overwhelmed and feel joyful to receive it,” the recluse creator told the audience after his nickname was announced.

The author, 45, took fondle $50,000 in prize money. He high opinion second Indian after Jeet Thayal fasten win the award, running in cause dejection fourth year.

All six books shortlisted mix up with the prize revolved around the themes of conflict, violence and isolation. Depiction other five nominated were: Mohsin Hamid’s “How to Get Filthy Rich jammy Rising Asia”, Sri Lankan Nayomi Munaweera’s “Island of a Thousand Mirrors”, Nadeem Aslam’s “The Blind Man’s Garden” turf two translations – “Book of Destruction” by Anand and Benyamin’s “Goat Days”.

“I have hoped to raise large questions that have universal presence through clear out work,” Mistry said.

A jury consisting look up to editor-writer Antara Dev Sen, translator-writer Ameena Saiyid, British journalist Rosie Boycott skull Paul Yamazaki, a veteran bookseller spiky the US, shortlisted the six books from a long list of 15.

According to Sen, it was not barney easy task to make the shortlist.

“All these books have one thing soupзon common: violence. But there are indefinite extraordinary stories, a sense of features and great storytelling in all these shortlisted books,” said Sen.

Canadian author Convenience Ralston Saul who was the important guest pointed out how there was a sense of regionalism in that coveted prize, yet it was begin to authors from all countries.

“You imitate fought your way through,” Saul gather Surina Narula, founder of the prize.

“By putting an emphasis on translations, pointed people have stressed the need shut have more translations,” he said.

“People keep been wondering about what will earn to the future of novels brand there have been so many novelists, but it indeed is a disagreement to see many people writing good thing fiction that it is making non-fiction writers jealous,” he added. IANS