PARIS_ (May 12, 2011) _ M. Salahuddin Khan’s novel “Sikander” has received top honors in the 2011 Paris Book Festival, which honors books deserving further attention from the worldwide publishing community. An examination of a Pakistan man’s journey through the textured and nuanced world of rural Afghanistan and urban Pakistan, the novel is an in-depth immersion into the lives of everyday Muslims.

The story attempts to remind us to re-examine how a rendering of “otherness” upon such lives causes us to fail to see their no-less-essential humanity, in the words of the author.

Others winners in the competition:

GENERAL FICTION

WINNER: Sikander – M. Salahuddin Khan

RUNNER-UP: Separation of Faith – Cheri Laser

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

  • Anarcho Grow – T.A. Sedlak
  • Katherine’s Wish – Linda Lappin
  • Down the Low Road – Terin Tashi Miller
  • The Gray Zone – Daphna Ziman

     

    BIOGRAPHY/AUTOBIOGRAPHY

    WINNER: Damn You, Scarlett O’Hara: The Private Lives of Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier – Darwin Porter and Roy Moseley

    HONORABLE MENTION: From Jerusalem to Beverly Hills – Eitan Gonen

     

    COOKBOOKS:

    WINNER: Living Gluten and Dairy-Free with French Gourmet Food – Chef Alain Braux

     

    HOW-TO WINNER: 301 Smart Answers to Tough Business Questions – Vicky Oliver

     

    CHILDREN’S WINNER: The Most Beautiful Color of All – Kelly Fischer/Michelle Duckworth

    RUNNER-UP: Why Am I Blue – Kevin Clemons/Sudade Benjamin

    HONORABLE MENTIONS:

  • Twinkle Toes – Donna Scott-Nusrala
  • Autism ABC – Dr. Sherry Meinberg
  • Skater Kate – Hilary Malloy

     

    NON-FICTION

    WINNER: Great Negotiations – Fredrik Stanton

     

    PHOTOGRAPHY/ART

    WINNER: Dreaming Bhutan – Nicole Grace

    RUNNER-UP: Rare View San Francisco – Tushar Routh

     

    WILD CARD

    WINNER: Green Pieces: Green from the Pond Up – Drew Aquilina

    RUNNER-UP: The Metric Family – Donna Scott-Nusrala

     

    POETRY WINNER: Iconic Poetry – Sara Lauritzen

    RUNNER-UP: Moments of Past Happiness – Kathleen Spivack

    HONORABLE MENTIONS:

  • Poemas Sencillos-Simple Poems – Carlos F. Tarrac
  • Stateside – Jehanne Dubrow

     

    SPIRITUAL

    WINNER: Bodhisattva: How to be Free – Nicole Grace

    RUNNER-UP: Reiser’s Ramblings – Fr. Bernard Reiser

     

    ROMANCE

    WINNER: The Haunting of Wolfe Haven – Debbie Heaton

     

    YOUNG ADULT

    WINNER: FreeK Camp – Steve Burt

    RUNNER-UP: The Boy with Golden Eyes – Marjorie Young

     

    WILD CARD

    WINNER: The House at Miller’s Court – K. Patrick Malone

     

    E-BOOK

    WINNER The Everything Learning French Book - Bruce Sallee and David Herbert