JCB Prize for Literature: Girls writers dominate the longlist in 2020 – books

Having authored six out of the ten books chosen for the JCB Prize for Literature longlist, girls writers dominated the listing introduced on Tuesday.

The ladies writers on the listing embody Deepa Anappara for Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line; Manjul Bajaj for In Seek for Heer; Jahnavi Barua for Undertow; Dharini Bhaskar for These, Our Our bodies, Possessed by Mild; Megha Majumdar for A Burning; and Annie Zaidi for Prelude to a Riot.

Anappara, Bhaskar, Zaidi, and Majumdar additionally occur to be debut writers chosen for the longlist this yr.

Now in its third version, the Prize carries an quantity of Rs 25 lakh and is awarded annually to a distinguished work of fiction by an Indian author. It’s the costliest Indian award for writing.

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The listing additionally options two translations — Moustache by S. Hareesh, translated from the Malayalam by Jayasree Kalathil, and A Ballad of Remittent Fever: A Novel by Ashoke Mukhopadhyay, translated from Bengali by Arunava Sinha.

Different books on the listing embody Chosen Spirits by Samit Basu and The Machine is Studying by Tanuj Solanki. This yr’s jury was chaired by Leela Samson, former chairperson of the Sangeet Natak Akademi. Different members had been Tejaswini Niranjana, creator and professor; Aruni Kashyap, creator; Ramu Ramanathan, playwright and director; and Deepika Sorabjee, head of arts and tradition portfolio on the Tata Trusts.

“The longlisted books this yr deliver out the distinctive voice of every character and inform tales which can be imaginative & highly effective, offering us with recent insights into the up to date world even when a few of them are set in historic occasions,” stated the jury.

The shortlist, which can embody 5 titles, will likely be introduced on September 25. The winner will likely be declared on November 7.

If the profitable e book is a translation, then each the creator and the translator will likely be acknowledged and awarded, and the latter will likely be given a further Rs 10 lakh. Additionally, every of the shortlisted authors will obtain Rs 1 lakh. In the same vein, the translator will obtain Rs 50,000.

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