Jaipur Literature Festival 2013: A Modest Start

The finalists for the fifth Man Booker International Prize, which considers a writer's entire body of work, were announced at Diggi Palace yesterday evening by British literary critic Sir Christopher Ricks, Chair of the judging panel. Name of the awardee will be revealed at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London on May 22.

n U R Ananthamurthy India

n GH Aharon Appelfeld Israel

n Lydia Davis US

n Intizar Husain Pakistan

n Yan Lianke China

n Marie NDiaye France

n Josip Novakovich Canada

n Marilynne Robinson US

n Vladimir Sorokin Russia

n Peter Stamm Switzerland

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Here's what to look out for at JLF on Day 2:

'What is a classic?': Anish Kapoor (right), Elif Batuman, Tom Holland, Christopher Ricks & Ashok Vajpeyi in conversation with Homi Bhabha. (12:30 pm–1:30 pm)

'Jorasanko: The Tagore Women': Aruna Chakravarti and Sharmila Tagore in conversation with Malashri Lal. (12:30 pm–1:30 pm)

'Kumbh Mela': Sir James Mallinson in conversation with Diana Eck and Purushottam Agarwal (2:15pm–3:15pm)

'Sex and Sensibility: Women in Cinema':

Shabana Azmi and Prasoon Joshi in conversation with Sanjoy Roy (3:30pm–4:30pm)

Awards Ceremony: DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2013 (6pm–7pm)

Performances (7pm–10pm):

Rock Veda: When this Delhi-based progressive fusion band performs, expect everything from Sufi to earthy music to Hindustani.

Rajasthan Josh: Rajasthani musicians, dancers and fire-eaters come together for a performance, complete with nagaras, shehnais, dhols, sarangis and kartals.

n Musical evenings will be held at Hotel Clarks Amer, Jawaharlal Nehru Marg, Jaipur

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