2004 Kiriyama Prize Finalists

The judges for the Kiriyama Prize chose the following books, along with the eventual winning titles, as the five finalists in each category. These two "shortlists" represent the books that were most seriously considered potential winners of the Prize and some of the most outstanding books received as entries this year.

2004 Fiction Finalists

Brick Lane
by Monica Ali

My Life as a Fake
by Peter Carey

The Great Fire
by Shirley Hazzard

The Guru of Love
by Samrat Upadhyay

2004 Nonfiction Finalists

White Mughals: Love and Betrayal in Eighteenth Century India
by William Dalrymple

Out of God's Oven: Travels in a Fractured Land
by Dom Moraes and Sarayu Srivatsa

Secrets and Spies: The Harbin Files
by Mara Moustafine

Kamikaze, Cherry Blossoms, and Nationalisms: The Militarization of Aesthetics in Japanese History
by Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney