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‘The White Tiger’ chosen again

Yet again: Man Booker Prize winner Aravind Adiga has been shortlisted for John Llewellyn Rhys Prize-2008.

After winning the prestigious Man Booker Prize for his debut novel “The White Tiger”, Chennai-born author Aravind Adiga has now been shortlisted for the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize-2008.

“The John Llewellyn Rhys prize is very prestigious and I am delighted to be on the short list,” says Aravind.

The John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, the shortlist for which was announced on Monday, rewards the best work of literature -- fiction, non-fiction, poetry or drama -- by a United Kingdom or Commonwealth writer aged 35 or under. This major prize is awarded in honour of the writer John Llewellyn Rhys who was killed in action during World War II. It was founded 65 years ago by John Llewellyn Rhys’s young wife, also a writer. The judges for the 2008 prize are Henry Sutton (Chair), author and books editor of the Daily Mirror; Joolz Denby, author and poet; and Sarah Hall, author and winner of the 2006/07 John Llewellyn Rhys Prize.

Besides “The White Tiger”, the works shortlisted for the 2008 prize include “The Broken Word” by Adam Foulds, “The Secret Life of Words” by Henry Hitchings, “The Bloody White Baron” by James Palmer and “God’s Own Country” by Ross Raisin.

The winner, to be announced on November 24, will receive £5,000 while the other shortlisted authors will receive £500 each.

Madhur Tankha

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