Indian writer nominated for top UK prize

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Famous Indian writer Anita Nair has been included in the long list for the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction, one of Britain's most prestigious awards in the literary circuit.

Nair's nominated book Mistress, is her third novel, one among the many which have been translated into over 25 languages.

The winner will receive a cheque for 30,000 pounds and a limited edition bronze known as a 'Bessie', created and donated by the artist Grizel Niven.

The Orange Broadband Prize, the UK's only annual book award for fiction written by a woman, is now in its 13th year.

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