Kiriyama Prize

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The Kiriyama Prize was a literary award honoring books that foster greater understanding among the peoples and nations of the Pacific Rim and South Asia.

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instanceOf literary award
awardedBy Kiriyama Pacific Rim Foundation NERFINISHED
awardedFor contribution to cross-cultural understanding in the Pacific Rim and South Asia
awardFor books that foster greater understanding among the peoples and nations of the Pacific Rim and South Asia
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
discontinuedIn 2008
dissolved 2008
eligibleWorks books about the Pacific Rim or South Asia
books published in English
field literature
firstAwarded 1996
focusesOn cross-cultural themes
intercultural understanding
frequency annual
genre literature
hasAudience international
hasCategory fiction
nonfiction
hasComponent Kiriyama Prize for Fiction NERFINISHED
Kiriyama Prize for Nonfiction NERFINISHED
hasCurrency cash prize
hasJurisdiction Pacific Rim countries NERFINISHED
South Asian countries
hasMedium books
hasMotto fostering greater understanding among the peoples and nations of the Pacific Rim and South Asia
hasSelectionProcess judged by a panel of independent jurors
hasStatus discontinued
hasWebsite http://www.kiriyamaprize.org
inception 1996
lastAwarded 2008
location San Francisco NERFINISHED
namedAfter Pacific Rim NERFINISHED
South Asia NERFINISHED
notableRecipient David Oliver Relin NERFINISHED
Greg Mortenson NERFINISHED
Haruki Murakami NERFINISHED
Kiran Desai NERFINISHED
Peter Hessler NERFINISHED
Rohinton Mistry NERFINISHED
officialLanguage English
organizer Kiriyama Pacific Rim Foundation NERFINISHED
regionServed Pacific Rim NERFINISHED
South Asia
sponsor Kiriyama Pacific Rim Foundation NERFINISHED

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