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Mukundan’s book on Delhi bags JCB prize

Updated on: 14 November,2021 08:26 AM IST  |  New Delhi
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Mukundan’s novel, which is a narrative of epic proportions that casts an unflinching gaze at the country’s capital as it changes into the megalopolis that it is today, was the unanimous choice of the jury.

Mukundan’s book on Delhi bags JCB prize

M Mukundan

A Soliloquy (Westland) by M Mukundan, translated from Malayalam by Fathima EV and Nandakumar K, was announced the winner of the Rs 25-lakh-JCB Prize for Literature. The winner was announced by Lord Bamford, Chairman, JCB in a hybrid awards ceremony. 


Mukundan’s novel, which is a narrative of epic proportions that casts an unflinching gaze at the country’s capital as it changes into the megalopolis that it is today, was the unanimous choice of the jury.  


A Soliloquy is the third translation to win the award. Mukundan also received the Prize trophy, which is a sculpture by Delhi artist duo Thukral & Tagra entitled ‘Mirror Melting’.


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