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The Commonwealth Short Story Prize has announced the five regional winners from Africa, Asia, Canada &#38; Europe, Caribbean, and the Pacific regions. In partnership with Commonwealth Writers, Granta is publishing each of the winning stories online this week. This selection showcases the exciting emerging talents, writers who bring a thrilling and essential glimpse of the world and the worlds that are within Britain. Today we bring you the winning entry from the Asia (Sri Lanka), Michael Mendis’ ‘The Sarong-Man in the Old House, and an Incubus for a Rainy Night’, and an interview with the author.Via http://www.granta.com/New-Writing/The-Sarong-Man-in-the-Old-House-and-an-Incubus-for-a-Rainy-NightSources: Granta