JCB Prize for Literature 2019 longlist announced; Perumal Murugan, Roshan Ali among selected novelists
5 years, 4 months ago

JCB Prize for Literature 2019 longlist announced; Perumal Murugan, Roshan Ali among selected novelists

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The longlist of JCB Prize for Literature 2019 comprises an eclectic mix of four women and six men including both debutants and experienced novelists. The longlist for this year’s JCB Prize for Literature has been announced. The novels by Roshan Ali, Amrita Mahale, Mukta Sathe and Madhuri Vijay are all debut entries The jury panel for this year includes filmmaker and environmentalist Pradip Krishen who also chairs the panel, author and critic Anjum Hasan, authors KR Meera and Parvati Sharma, and economist and former Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India Arvind Subramanian. These are novels about working-class struggles and upper-class unease, historical evocations and contemporary conflicts, each written in an absolutely distinctive voice,” said Pradip Kishen commenting on the JCB Prize longlist.

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Upamanyu Chatterjee’s book wins JCB Prize
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Upamanyu Chatterjee’s book wins JCB Prize

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Lorenzo Searches for the Meaning of Life by Upamanyu Chatterjee published by Speaking Tiger Books has been announced the winner of the 2024 JCB Prize for Literature, and awarded the 25-lakh rupee prize. The coveted trophy, which is a sculpture by Delhi artist duo, Thukral and Tagra, titled “Mirror Melting”, was awarded to Upamanyu Chatterjee. The prestigious award …

JCB Prize Shortlist Unveiled: Five Novels in Running for the 2024 Award
2 months, 2 weeks ago

JCB Prize Shortlist Unveiled: Five Novels in Running for the 2024 Award

Live Mint  

The 2024 JCB Prize for Literature shortlist has been announced, featuring five novels and one debut work by an Indian author. The winner will receive a cash prize of ₹25 lakh, while the translator of the winning entry will receive a cash prize of ₹10 lakh. Each author on the list receives ₹1 lakh, and if the shortlisted piece is …

Meet the stars: A journey through 2023’s JCB Prize shortlist
1 year, 2 months ago

Meet the stars: A journey through 2023’s JCB Prize shortlist

The Hindu  

The JCB Prize for Literature, a ₹25-lakh award presented each year for a distinguished work of fiction, has announced its shortlist for 2023. It’s the perfect time to revisit the books that have made the cut, and to look at some of the common themes in each of these book — themes that tie together the shortlist, albeit loosely, while …

Bank of Baroda Rashtrabhasha Samman Award is the newest literature prize in India
1 year, 7 months ago

Bank of Baroda Rashtrabhasha Samman Award is the newest literature prize in India

The Hindu  

Announcing nominations for a newly instituted literary prize for Hindi translations of books written in Indian languages, the Bank of Baroda Rashtrabhasha Samman Award 2023 has become the latest entrant to the club that has grown rapidly over the past 15 years. Mita Kapur, literary director of the JCB Prize for Literature, says the focus of the award is to …

The Paradise of Food wins JCB Prize for Literature
2 years, 1 month ago

The Paradise of Food wins JCB Prize for Literature

The Hindu  

The Paradise of Food by Khalid Jawed, translated from the Urdu Nemat Khana, has won the ₹25 lakh prize 2022 JCB Prize for Literature. The JCB Prize jury, chaired by A.S. Panneerselvan, said it is a brutal and mesmerising account of the contemporary body, home and nation told through food and the kitchen. Pointing out that Urdu has become a …

JCB Prize 2022 shortlist: Can translators be editors?
2 years, 2 months ago

JCB Prize 2022 shortlist: Can translators be editors?

Live Mint  

The JCB Prize for Literature announced its 2022 shortlist on 21 October. Kabimo’s 2019 Nepali book Faatsung was translated into English by Baral as Song Of The Soil. But I didn’t know this story would embark on a long journey, which I am beginning to realise now. But I could have never imagined that I would translate it into English, …

JCB Prize for Literature 2022: 6 translations on the long list
2 years, 4 months ago

JCB Prize for Literature 2022: 6 translations on the long list

Live Mint  

More than half of The JCB Prize for Literature 2022's long list features translations from various languages of the subcontinent into English. The JCB Prize for Literature is one of the biggest literary awards in India and its first winner, in 2018, was also a book in translation – Jasmine Days, a Malayalam novel by Benyamin, translated by Shahnaz Habib. …

Debuts and translations make up the JCB Prize 2021 shortlist
3 years, 3 months ago

Debuts and translations make up the JCB Prize 2021 shortlist

Live Mint  

Three debut novelists and two acclaimed Malayalam writers are the contenders for India's richest prize for literary fiction this year. The jury of the JCB Prize for literature, which confers ₹25 lakh on the winner, announced its shortlist of five titles on Monday, two of which are translations into English. Awarded each year to a work of fiction by an …

Debut writers, translations rule the JCB Prize longlist 2021
3 years, 4 months ago

Debut writers, translations rule the JCB Prize longlist 2021

Live Mint  

Debut novelists and fiction in translation dominate the the longlist of the 2021 JCB Prize for Literature, which was announced on Monday. Selected by a panel of five judges—author and translator Sara Rai ; designer and art historian Annapurna Garimella; author and translator Shahnaz Habib; journalist and editor Prem Panicker; and writer and podcaster Amit Varma—six of the ten entries …

Women’s Prize for Fiction 2021: Longlist announced
3 years, 9 months ago

Women’s Prize for Fiction 2021: Longlist announced

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly newsletter for insider tips and product reviews from our shopping experts Sign up for our free IndyBest email Sign up for our free IndyBest email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. If your reading list is in a fallow period, the announcement of the …

Malayalam writer S Hareesh wins the ₹25 lakh JCB Prize for Literature 2020
4 years, 2 months ago

Malayalam writer S Hareesh wins the ₹25 lakh JCB Prize for Literature 2020

Live Mint  

Malayalam writer S Hareesh won the ₹25 lakh JCB Prize for Literature 2020 for his first novel Moustache, translated by Jayasree Kalathil. Popular with Malayalam readers for his experimental prose, Moustache, Hareesh's first novel in translation, by HarperCollins India. The JCB Prize for Literature 2020 shortlist included three debut novels among the titles to make it to the final five. …

Atta Galatta Book Prize 2020 longlist announced for fiction and non-fiction; Bombay Balchão, Hijab among nominees
4 years, 2 months ago

Atta Galatta Book Prize 2020 longlist announced for fiction and non-fiction; Bombay Balchão, Hijab among nominees

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12 fiction and 10 non-fiction titles were longlisted in separate categories for the Atta Galatta prizes in English-language writing. The longlist for the Atta Galatta–Bangalore Literature Festival Book Prize was announced today. The 2020 fiction longlist includes: Bombay Balchão by Jane Borges Chorashastra by VJ James, translated by Morley J Nair Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara …

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