'The Paradise of Food' by Khalid Jawed, translated by Baran Farooqi, wins JCB Prize for Literature
The author will receive Rs 25 lakh and the translator will receive Rs 10 lakh.
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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."