Poet-novelist Khair's The Thing About Thugs is story of Amir Ali who leaves his village in Bihar to travel to London with an English captain, William Meadows, to whom he narrates the story of his life — the story of a murderous thug."
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Two Indians in Man Asian Literary Prize shortlist
Two Indians in Man Asian Literary Prize shortlist: "Works by Indian writers Manu Joseph and Tabish Khair have been shortlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize (MALP), the leading international award for authors from the continent.
Poet-novelist Khair's The Thing About Thugs is story of Amir Ali who leaves his village in Bihar to travel to London with an English captain, William Meadows, to whom he narrates the story of his life — the story of a murderous thug."
Poet-novelist Khair's The Thing About Thugs is story of Amir Ali who leaves his village in Bihar to travel to London with an English captain, William Meadows, to whom he narrates the story of his life — the story of a murderous thug."
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