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Author Khalid Jawed and translator Baran Farooqi won the 2022 prize for the novel ‘The Paradise of Food’, originally written in Urdu.

Khalid Jawed's "The Paradise of Food", described as "a brutal and mesmerizing account of the contemporary body, home and nation told through the food and kitchen" and published by Juggernaut, was declared the winner of the ...

The winner was announced on Friday by JCB Chairman Lord Anthony Bamford virtually during the hybrid event where the trophy was handed over to the winning author by Sunil Khurana, Chief Operating Officer, JCB India, and Jury Chair AS Panneerselvan.

The book, originally published as 'Ne'mat Khana' in 2014, is the fourth translation to win the award and its first Urdu winner. It was translated by Baran Farooqi.

The literary work is the fourth translation and the first Urdu work to win the JCB Prize

The author will receive Rs 25 lakh and the translator will receive Rs 10 lakh.

Translated titles in JCB Prize shortlist

In its fifth year, the JCB Prize for Literature announced the 2022 Shortlist at an exclusive gathering of writers, translators, and the city's literary community at the Glenburn Penthouse in Kolkata. Each year, the jury chooses a notable work ...

For the first time since its inception in 2018, the JCB Prize for Literature shortlist consists entirely of translations.

The statement by the award had it that "historic milestones and a strong sense of the geographic locations they represent is prominent in all novels."