Indian columnist Jerry Pinto wins Windham Campbell Prize

Q.  Which Indian columnist has been chosen for the 2016 Windham-Campbell Prize for the first time?
- Published on 03 Mar 16

a. Tavleen Singh
b. Jug Suraiya
c. Jerry Pinto
d. Rasheeda Bhagat

ANSWER: Jerry Pinto
 
Columnist and author Jerry Pinto on March 1st, 2016 was chosen for the 2016 Windhan Campbell Prize for his novel Em and the Big Hoom published in 2012 which tells the story of a narrators attempts to come to terms with his parent’s bipolar disorder and mood malfunctions as well as suicidal tendencies. 8 other writers have been chosen for the award in the following categories

Fiction
  • Tessa Hadley
  • CE Morgan
  • Jerry Pinto
Nonfiction
  • Hilton Als
  • Stanley Crouch
  • Helen Garner
Drama
  • Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
  • Hannah Moscovitch
  • Abbie Spallen

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