Malayalam writer M. Mukundan wins 2021 JCB Prize for Literature

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).

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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