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The New York Times, USA (Wednesday, March 30, 2005)
"...The novelist Nadeem Aslam and the journalist Suketu Mehta were named the winners yesterday of the ninth annual Kiriyama Prize, presented by Pacific Rim Voices, an independent nonprofit organization celebrating literature that contributes to greater understanding of the Pacific Rim and South Asia. They will share a $30,000 prize for fiction and nonfiction. Mr. Aslam won for 'Maps for Lost Lovers' and Mr. Mehta for 'Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found,' both published in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf..."
— Lawrence Van Gelder, "Arts, Briefly "
The Guardian, UK (Wednesday, March 30, 2005)
"A novel hailed as finding "shimmering love" among the bigotries and injustices of the Asian area of an English town yesterday won a share of a £16,000 international literary prize. Maps for Lost Lovers, which took Nadeem Aslam 11 years to write, was declared in San Francisco as joint winner of the annual Kiriyama award, which aims to raise understanding of the peoples of the Pacific rim and south Asian diaspora..."
— John Ezard, "Award for novel of love and racism"
Library Journal, USA (Monday, April 4, 2005)
"Pacific Rim Voices has awarded its 2005 Kiriyama Prize in fiction to Nadeem Aslam for Maps for Lost Lovers, while Suketu Mehta took the nonfiction honor for Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found. Both volumes are published by Knopf. The sponsors described Maps as both a 'moving love story and a sophisticated murder mystery populated by fully realized characters.' Mehta, the group said, 'skillfully weaves a narrative encompassing his own experiences and impressions together with a series of personal interviews with a variety of Bombay’s citizens...'"
The Times of India, India (Friday, April 15, 2005)
"Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found, his urban chronicle of Mumbai has won multiple awards. And that's important for a writer, says Suketu Mehta. 'Such prizes serve the important function of winnowing out the 1,50,000 new books published every year in America alone to direct readers' attention to a few choice works. And they are a sign to writers that we're not just singing into a void...'"
—Sunaina Kumar, "The write track"
The Star, Malaysia (Sunday, April 3, 2005)
"Maps for Lost Lovers, a sophisticated murder mystery by Nadeem Aslam, and Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found, Suketu Mehta's narrative encompassing his experiences and impressions and a sweries of interviews, are the fiction and nonfiction winners, respectively of the 2005 Kiriyama Prize..."
CBC Arts, Canada (Thursday, March 31, 2005)
"Two authors originally from South Asia have won the 2005 Kiriyama Prize, an award celebrating literature from the Pacific Rim...'The two winning books by Mehta and Aslam are both fine examples of the writing rapidly emerging from the South Asian diaspora,' Jeannine Stronach, the prize's manager, said in a statement. 'At a time when much of the world is focused on India, Pakistan, and the nearby Middle East, these books explore many issues and ideas that will spark a dialogue that is crucial for our times.'"
Hindustan Times, India (March 30, 2005)
"Two South Asian immigrants, who wrote about emotion and desperation underlying racial and religious conflicts, were declared winners on Tuesday of the Kiriyama Prize for outstanding books. Pakistan-born Nadeem Aslam's novel, Maps for Lost Lovers, was the fiction winner while India-born Suketu Mehta's Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found swept the non-fiction category of the annual awards..."
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Agence France-Presse, "Novels by South Asian immigrants grab Kiriyama Prize"
Seattle Times, USA (Sunday, December 15, 2002)
"…From the Land of Green Ghosts, which won this
year's Kiryama Prize for nonfiction, is most striking as a tribal
oracle, fixing on the page ancient wisdom passed down from elders
and ancestors. Thwe recalls the mythical stories his grandmothers
used to tell, and how these women 'were like vessels through which
the traditions passed.' In writing this book, Thwe serves that same
role for the rest of us, while revealing nearly as much about the
glories and failures of Western culture…”
- David Takani, “A tribal oracle: Memoir tells of a young man’s
journey from the hills of Burma to Cambridge”
San Francisco Chronicle, USA (Sunday, November 10, 2002)
“When Pascal Khoo Thwe was born in 1967, his father rubbed
the powder of a ground spider onto his fontanel to ensure his son
would grow up to be intelligent and industrious. It must have worked,
because Pascal Khoo Thwe's From the Land of Green Ghosts,
which won this year's Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize for nonfiction,
is probably the best memoir you will read this year…”
- Sarah Rooney, “Man out of time: Pascal Khoo Thwe’s memoir
traces a remarkable, harrowing journey from tribal Burma to the
West”
The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia (November 5, 2002)
“…Mistry is a winner of the Kiriyama Prize, honouring
books that promote understanding of Pacific Rim nations, for Family
Matters, a novel set in Bombay and featuring an ailing patriarch
whose children debate over how to care for him.”
- Susan Wyndham, “’Victimised’ novelist Mistry cancels
US tour”
Quill and Quire’s Inside Report, Canada (Friday, November
1, 2002)
“Last week Rohinton Mistry was reportedly a close second in
the Man Booker Prize deliberations; this week he was second to none
in the Kiriyama Prize competition… Two Canadian titles were
among this year’s longlisted 'notable books'— Paul Yee’s
young adult novel Dead Man’s Gold (Groundwood Books),
and Sukeshi Kamra’s Bearing Witness: partition, Independence,
End of the Raj (University of Calgary Press)…”
- David Silverberg, “Mistry wins: Family Matters takes
Kiriyama fiction award”
Buchmarkt, Germany (Thursday, October 31, 2002)
“Der kanadisch-indische Autor Rohinton Mistry erhält für
seinen Roman „Die Quadratur des Glücks“ (Krüger)
den „Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize 2002“ für die
Sparte Fiction. Der Preis, der parallel auch für ein Sachbuch
vergeben wird, ist mit 30.000 US-Dollar dotiert…”
- Auszeichnung, “Rohinton Mistry erhält Kiriyama Prize”
The Globe and Mail, Canada (Tuesday, October 29, 2002)
“One week after learning he had missed out on the prestigious
Booker Prize, Canadian author Rohinton Mistry became the winner
of this year's Kiriyama Prize for fiction.…”
- Allison Lawlor, "Mistry wins Kiriyama Prize"
The Guardian, United Kingdom (Wednesday, October 30, 2002)
“Rohinton Mistry's Booker-shortlisted novel Family Matters has won this year's Kiriyama Pacific Rim prize. He shares the award,
worth $30,000 (£19,000), with a non-fiction title, Pascal
Khoo Thwe's [From] The Land of Green Ghosts: A Burmese
Odyssey…”
- Michelle Pauli, “Rohinton Mistry wins Kiriyama award”
The Hindustan Times, India (Wednesday, October 30, 2002)
“Indian-born Canadian Novelist Rohinton Mistry has won the
seventh annual Kiriyama Prize, given for books that promote greater
understanding of and among the nations of the Pacific Rim and of
the South Asian subcontinent. Sharing the award with Mistry will
be Burmese Memoir writer Pascal Khoo Thwe…”
- Associated Press, “Mistry wins Kiriyama Prize for Family
Matters”
Culture: le Magazine Culturel de Radio-Canada (Wednesday, October
30, 2002)
L'écrivain canadien, Rohinton Mistry, qui était en
nomination pour le Booker Prize, a remporté le prix Kiriyama
pour son roman Family Matters. Deux autres écrivains
canadiens étaient finalistes. Le prix Kiriyama, créé
à San Francisco, en 1996, récompense les livres et
les auteurs qui permettent une meilleure compréhension des
nations du pacifique.
- “L'écrivain canadien Rohinton Mistry honoré”
Asian Diversity Magazine, USA (Wednesday, October 23, 2002)
“As globalization forces countries to become more knowledgeable
about their neighbors, the Kiriyama Prize, which honors books that
help people to better understand the nations of the Pacific Rim,
is taking on greater importance…”
- TJ DeGroat, “Kiriyama Prize Finalists Announced”
The Honolulu Advertiser, USA (Sunday, September 29, 2002)
"Honolulu novelist Robert Barclay first heard his book was
a finalist for the prestigious Kiriyama Prize when a literary agent
called him Wednesday morning, asking if he was looking for representation.
The $30,000 prize honors books that promote understanding of the
Pacific Rim and South Asia..."
- Wanda A. Adams, “Hawai’i author a finalist for Kiriyama
honor”
Suara Merdeka, Indonesia (Saturday, September 28, 2002)
“Novelis Pramoedya Ananta Toer, terpilih sebagai salah satu
dari lima finalis penulis non fiksi yang dinominasikan dalam 'Kiriyama
Prize 2002'. Penghargaan ini diberikan setiap tahunnya terhadap
para penulis yang mempromosikan kesepahaman antarnegara di kawasan
pasifik dan Asia Selatan…”
- News section, “Pramudya Terpilih Sebagai Finalis ‘Kiriyama
Prize 2002’"
Pacific Time, USA (Radio program broadcast Thursday, September
26, 2002)
"Pacific Time helps the Kiriyama Book Prize announce the finalists
for this year. The $30,000 prize was established in 1996 to recognize
outstanding books that promote greater understanding of and among
the nations of the Pacific Rim. We talk to finalists, judges, and
book review editors to see if prizes such as the Kiriyama Book Prize
advance awareness of books about Pacific nations."
Listen at:
http://www.KQED.org/programs/program-landing-local.jsp?progID=RD37
PW Daily, USA (Thursday, September 26, 2002)
“Finalists for the 2001 Kiriyama Prize, which honors titles
that encourage greater understanding among the peoples and nations
of the Pacific Rim,’ have been announced. The two winners,
who will be revealed October 29, will receive $15,000 each…”
- from “Kiriyama Prize Finalists: Fostering Pacific Rim Understanding”
Globe and Mail, Canada (Saturday, November
10, 2001)
"For the announcement of the Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize, it
seems they've pulled out all the stops. On stage, there's a latin-jazz-world-music
band broadcasting live on an NPR station based in San Francisco.
My novel is a finalist ..."
- Dennis Bock, "The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Author"
Contra Costa Times, USA (Sunday, November 4, 2001)
"...The Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prizes you read about, we hope, in the last Bookends column, have been awarded. Sharing the $30,000 award for 2001 are New Zealand's Maori writer Patricia Grace, for her Dogside Story, which will be published in this country by the University of Hawaii Press ...; and nonfiction writer and Peace Corps veteran Peter Hessler for his memoir River Town..."
- Sue Gilmore, TimeOut section
Newswatch, UK (Friday, November 2, 2001)
"Congratulations to Maori writer Patricia Grace and US journalist Peter Hessler who have jointly won the prestigious Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize. The £20,600 prize was split between Grace for her book Dogside Story published by Women's Press, and Hessler for his memoir River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze, published by John Murray."
- Joanna Knudson, Literary Newsdesk: Literary News
Pacific Reader, USA (Fall, 2001)
"...For anyone interested in finding out about life in China, how modernization is changing that country, and how Chinese react to Western (especially American) influences, [River Town, by Peter Hessler] is vital reading. Hessler is a good writer and a superb storyteller..."
- Jim Jones, "Kiriyama Prize Winner Taught English in China"
KALW FM, "Open Air" (Thursday, October 25, 2001)
Host Alan Farley interviews Peter Coughlan about the Kiriyama Pacific Rim Institute's activities.
http://www.kalw.org
Seattle Times, USA (Wednesday, October 24, 2001)
"Patricia Grace of New Zealand and U.S. author Peter Hessler are the 2001 recipients of the Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize in fiction and nonfiction respectively..."
The Citizen, New Zealand (Wednesday, October 24, 2001)
"Patricia Grace's latest novel, Dogside Story, has won the 2001 Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize. Grace will share the $US30,000 prize with American journalist Peter Hessler for his memoir River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze. The award was announced at the 14th Annual Vancouver International Writers Festival in Canada. This announcement continues the international acclaim for Patricia Grace's Dogside Story, which was long-listed for the prestigious Booker Prize in August this year ..."
International Herald Tribune (Wednesday, October 24, 2001)
"The sixth annual Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize, shared by a fiction and a nonfiction winner, has been awarded to the Maori novelist Patricia Grace for "Dogside Story" and the American journalist Peter Hessler for his memoir "River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze." The authors will share the $30,000 award. The winners were announced at the 14th annual Vancouver International Writers Festival in British Columbia. The Kiriyama Book Prize was established in 1996 and awarded annually to just one book. To acknowledge the growing diversity and quantity of books, however, both a fiction and a nonfiction winner have been chosen since 1999. "
San Francisco Chronicle, USA (Tuesday, October 23, 2001)
"A novel about life in a poor coastal Maori town and a memoir about a Peace Corps volunteer's time teaching literature in a small community in central China were the winners of the 2001 Kiriyama Pacific Rim Prize... "
The Straits Times, Singapore (Sunday, October 22, 2001)
"TWO Singapore books have made it to the Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize's list of notable fiction and non-fiction books. They are Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew's memoir, From Third World To First: The Singapore Story 1965-2000, and Alfian Sa'at's poetry collection, A Brief History Of Amnesia. This is the first year that the six-year-old Kiriyama Prize has put together lists of notable books of the year ..."
- Ong Sor Fern, Life!
The Age, Melbourne, Australia (Monday, October 22, 2001)
"Patricia Grace of New Zealand and Peter Hessler from the US are the 2001 recipients of the Kiriyama Pacific Rim [Book] Prize in fiction and non-fiction, respectively. The announcement was made yesterday at the 14th annual Vancouver International Writers Festival. "
- "Writers from New Zealand, US win Kiriyama Prize"
Spotlight. CA Entertainment News, Canada (Sunday, October 21, 2001)
"Patricia Grace of New Zealand and Peter Hessler of the United States are the 2001 recipients of the Kiriyama Pacific Rim Prize... "
- BC-Kiriyama-Prize-Winners, 1st Writethru [sic]
San Francisco Chronicle, USA (Saturday, October 20, 2001)
"...Sedge Thomson and his merry band at "West Coast Live" broadcast from the Vancouver Writers' Festival, and they're announcing this year's winners of the Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize... "
- David Kipen, "Writers' festival on KALW," Datebook Section
KQED Radio station, US (Thursday, October 18, 2001)
Kiriyama Book Prize Manager Jeannine Cuevas talks about the book prize and its mission, and 2001 fiction finalist Brian Roley reads from his shortlisted book, American Son, about a teenage Filipino-American boy growing up in Los Angeles and his search for identity.
- Pacific Time
http://www.kqed.org/radio/pacifictime/index.html
Vancouver Sun, Canada (Saturday, October 13, 2001)
"As the Vancouver International Writers (& Readers) Festival prepares to host the Kiriyama Book Prize, an award aiming to promote understanding of Pacific Rim cultures, we asked two festival authors to consider how their Asian roots have - and haven't - shaped their writing. (Madeleine Thien, author of Simple Recipes, made the Kiriyama longlist...)"
- The Mix section, cover story
Bloomsbury Magazine, UK (Tuesday, October 9, 2001)
"The sixth annual Kiriyama Pacific Rim book prizes are underway and the shortlists for the fiction and non-fiction prizes have been announced. "
- "Kiriyama mon amour"
http://www.bloomsburymagazine.com
San Francisco Chronicle, US (Friday, September 28, 2001)
"Bay Area novelist Brian Ascalon Roley is among the 10 finalists for the 2001 Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize... "
- Oscar Villalon, "Novelist Roley a prize finalist" (C2)
San Francisco Examiner, US (Tuesday, September 25, 2001)
"Ann and Gordon Getty, for starters, helped us all feel a little steadier last week when they played host to a Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Award reception honoring Michael Ondaatje ... Gail Tsukiyama, just returning from the National Literary Festival sponsored by the First Lady Laura Bush, spoke of the need to instill a love of books in the younger generation. "
- Anne Lawrence, See and B Scene
Taipei Review, Taiwan (August 2001)
"The panel of judges for the Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize described Cheng Ching-wen as "a masterful Taiwanese storyteller whose writing is both particular in its sense of place and universal in its themes," when in 1999 they awarded him the prize for Three-Legged Horse, a collection of twelve short stories..."
- Pat Gao, "The Magic of Language"
Indian New York, USA (Friday, June 8, 2001)
"What was to be a celebratory event for authors Michael David Kwan and Anita Rau Badami became instead a sort of memorial meeting for Kwan, who died a week before he was scheduled to appear at 'Belonging: A Conversation' at the Canadian Consulate in Manhattan on June 5 ..."
- Jeet Thayil, "Kiriyama Prize meeting turns into a memorial"
http://www.indiainnewyork.com/arts/jun2001/kiriyama.shtml
The Washington Post, USA (Thursday, May 24, 2001)
"...Things That Must Not Be Forgotten is [Michael David] Kwan's account of the first dozen years of his life during war and revolution... It is a quiet, eloquent, elegant book, rich in feeling yet never self-pitying or self-absorbed; no doubt these qualities had much to do with its being chosen last year over several worthwhile contenders fro the Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize, a relatively new award aimed at promoting greater understanding and cooperation among the peoples and nations of the Pacific Rim."
- Jonathan Yardly, "Out of Place in China"
Ricepaper: A Slanted Point of View, Canada (2001)
"When Michael Ondaatje set his pen to Sri Lanka in the heavily-layered Anil's Ghost (his first novel since his 1992 The English Patient) it was no surprise he walked away with the fiction-half of the Kiriyama Book Prize (worth $30,000) for promoting cross-cultural understanding. But Ondaatje shares the prize with a relative unknown in the literary world: Michael David Kwan ..."
- Charlie Cho, "Kwan shares Kiriyama Prize with Ondaatje"
http://www.ricepaperonline.com/vol6no2/artsnculture/books/books1.html
Hemispheres Magazine, USA (November 2000)
"The five-year-old Kiriyama Prize champions a new wave of English-language literature rising from around the Pacific. These books bring a unique realm of experience to the attention of a wider world ... "
"... Quite suddenly, a rich chorus of voices is telling the world what it's like to live a life-frequently multi-ethnic-along the Bay of Bengal, the west coast of North and South America, the dusty streets of Vietnam, or in the cloistered halls of imperial Chinese society, This emerging-and now more widely appreciated-literature is pouring from the presses in rich abundance, giving global exposure to the world's most populous and often neglected region. "
- Rita Ariyoshi, "Voices from the Pacific Rim," in Book Beat
Canadian Bookseller, Canada (November 2000)
"Canadian sweep Kiriyama Book Awards."
USFNews, USA (Wednesday, November 22, 2000)
"Ondaatje, Kwan capture $ 30,000 USF, Kiriyama Prize."
Quill&Quire Inside Report, Canada (Tuesday, October 24, 2000)
"Double happiness: two Canadian wins for Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize."
VietMercury, US (Monday, November 29, 1999)
"Catfish and Mandala win the Kiriyama Book Prize ..." (note that you will need Vietnamese fonts to display this page correctly)
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