2008 Man Asian Literary Prize

Judges of the 2007 Prize

Three outstanding international judges contributed their time and expertise to selecting the shortlisted works and the winner from among the longlist. The judges were (in alphabetical order):

	Andre Aciman is the author of Out of Egypt: A Memoir, False Papers: Essays on Exile and Memory, and the co-author and editor of The Proust Project and of Letters of Transit. He was born in Alexandria and lived in Egypt, Italy, and France. He received a Ph. D. from Harvard, has taught at Princeton and Bard College and is now Chair of Comparative Literature at the City University of New York Graduate Center. He is the recipient of a Whiting Writers' Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship as well as a fellowship from The New York Public Library's Center for Scholars and Writers. He has written for The New York Times, The New Yorker, The New Republic, The New York Review of Books and Commentary. His new novel Call Me by Your Name is now published. He was a judge for the National Book Award in 2001.
	Born in Hong Kong in 1939, Adrienne Clarkson came to Canada as a refugee during the War in 1942. A leading figure in Canada¡¦s cultural life, Madame Clarkson had a rich and distinguished career in broadcasting, journalism, the arts and the public service. During her career Madame Clarkson received numerous prestigious awards both in Canada and abroad in recognition for her outstanding contribution in professional and charitable endeavours. Madame Clarkson was Governor General of Canada from 1999 to 2005. Madame Clarkson is a judge of the 2006 Scotiabank Giller Prize. Her memoirs will be published in the Autumn of 2006.
	From 1986 to 1990, Nicholas Jose worked in Shanghai and Beijing where he was Cultural Counsellor at the Australian Embassy from 1987-1990. From 2002 to 2005, he was President of Sydney PEN and currently holds the Chair of Creative Writing at the University of Adelaide. His books include Original Face, Black Sheep: Journey to Borroloola, The Red Thread, The Custodians, The Rose Crossing, Avenue of Eternal Peace, Paper Nautilus, Rowena's Field, The Possession of Amber, Feathers or Lead and Chinese Whispers, Cultural Essays. His work has appeared in HEAT, London Review of Books, Times Literary Supplement, Far Eastern Economic Review, Daedalus, PEN International, Meanjin, Australian Book Review, The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald. He co-translated The Finish Line by Sang Ye and The Ape Herd by Mang Ke.