Malaysian writer Saras Manickam named Asia's best in 2019 Commonwealth Short Story Prize


'My Mother Pattu', written by Saras, was the Asian pick in the 2019 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. Photo: Navin Kumar Gunasegaran

Malaysian writer Saras Manickam has been announced as the regional winner for the Asia category of the 2019 Commonwealth Short Story Prize competition.

My Mother Pattu, written by Saras, was picked over two other shortlisted stories - Miss Coelho, English Teacher by Indian author Kiran Doshi and Pengap, written and translated respectively by fellow Malaysians Lokman Hakim and Adriana Nordin Manan.

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