12 Asian authors in the spotlight: the 2011 Man Asian Literary Prize longlist

12 Asian novels made the longlist for the 2011 Man Asian Literary Prize

8. "The Folded Earth," by Anuradha Roy

Indian author Anuradha Roy's novel centers on Maya, who becomes a teacher in the foothills of the Himalayas to escape her past, but finds the area plunged into turmoil as local elections are hijacked and the modern world irrevocably changes the quiet town.

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