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C'wealth award for Rana Dasgupta

NEW DELHI: British-Indian author Rana Dasgupta won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for 2010 for his epic tale Solo set in Communist and post-Communist Bulgaria. Australian Glenda Guest's Siddon Rock was adjudged the Best First Book at the award's grand finale ceremony here on Monday.

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