LITERATURE QUESTIONS
ASIAN LITERATURE
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
“I Have the Right to Destroy Myself”
|
|
|
“Tongue”
|
|
|
“The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly”
|
|
|
“Please Look After Mom”
|
Detailed explanation-1: -Kyung-sook Shin Wins Man Asian Literary Prize for Her Book ‘Please Look After Mom’-WSJ.
Detailed explanation-2: -Kyung-sook Shin has become the first woman to win the Man Asian Literary Prize, Asia’s prestigious award for writers, for her novel ‘Please Look After Mom’. The South Korean novelist attended the black tie Prize Dinner at a hotel in Hong Kong to receive the award of US$30, 000.
Detailed explanation-3: -An audience with Tan Twan Eng, winner of this year’s Man Asian Literary Prize. Tan Twan Eng knows all there is to know about Japanese gardens, can tell you all about Boer war postmarks, and he’s even something of an expert on tattoos.
Detailed explanation-4: -Filipino author and Ateneo alumnus Miguel Syjuco was the first Filipino to receive the 2008 Man Asian Literary Prize for his novel “Ilustrado, ” a story about a young Filipino caught within a notorious scandal spanning over the Philippine history.
Detailed explanation-5: -About the Author Kyung-Sook Shin is one of South Korea’s most widely read and acclaimed novelists. She has been awarded the Man Asian Literary Prize, the Manhae Grand Prize for Literature, the Dong-in Literature Prize, the Yi Sang Literary Prize, and many others, including France’s Prix de l’Inaperçu.