Malayalam writer M. Mukundan wins 2021 JCB Prize for Literature

Malayalam writer M. Mukundan wins 2021 JCB Prize for Literature

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Category : Awards Published on: November 16 2021

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  • 'Delhi: A Soliloquy' by Malayalam writer M Mukundan has won the 2021 JCB Prize for literature, the most expensive Indian award for writing. 
  • The book is originally written in Malayalam has been translated into English by Fathima E.V. and Nandakumar K.
  • The winning amount for the JCB award is Rs 25 lakh, and this is the second consecutive year that a Malayalam translation has been awarded such an amount.
  • This is the third translation that has won the JCB Prize after S Hareesh's 'Moustache (2020) and Benyamin's 'Jasmine Days' (2018).

Important Takeaways

About JCB Prize for Literature

  • The JCB Prize for Literature was established in 2018 as an Indian literary award. It bestows a $2,500,000 prize each year on a distinguished work of fiction by an Indian writer working in English or translated fiction by an Indian writer.
  • Winner of JCB Prize for Literature for 2020: S. Hareesh (Moustache)
  • Highest Literature award in India: Jnanpith Award
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