Chinese author wins Man Asia prize
One of the shortlisted writers was Jose Dalisay of the
The $100,000 (euro68,148) literary award is newly established to recognize the region’s best literature that has not yet been published in English.
Jiang’s “Wolf Totem,” first published in Chinese, is about the struggle of life during the 1966-76 Cultural Revolution and draws on Jiang’s personal experience in the Mongolian grasslands.
The English edition of the book is scheduled for publication in March next year.
The Beijing-based writer was not able to receive the award in person at a ceremony held in
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