Malayalam writer M. Mukundan’s ‘Delhi: A soliloquy’ wins 2021 JCB Prize for Literature
- The novel titled “Delhi: A Soliloquy”written by Malayalam writer M Mukundan has won the 2021 JCB Prize for literature.
- The book originally written in Malayalam has been translated into English by Fathima E.V. and Nandakumar
- The JCB Prize for Literature was established in 2018. It is the most expensive Indian award for writing.
- The prize carries a cash prize of Rs 25 lakh for author and Rs 10 lakh for translator.
- It honours distinguished work of fiction by an Indian writer working in English or translated fiction by an Indian writer.