10 books have been shortlisted for the 2023 JCB Prize for Literature. This includes 3 debut novelists and 4 translations

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The 2023 longlist includes 'The East Indian' by Brinda Charry

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Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar, also longlisted in the past, returns a translator for Manoj Rupda’s Hindi book, 'I Named My Sister Silence'

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Bengali writer Manoranjan Byapari, who has been longlisted for the prize twice in the past, has been nominated for 'The Nemesis'

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Tanuj Solanki joins the list for the second time with 'Manjhi’s Mayhem'

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Tejaswini Apte-Rahm’s 'The Secret of More' is another debut novel up for the prize

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Bikram Sharma’s writing debut 'The Colony of Shadows' is also a contender

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Janice Pariat has been nominated for 'Everything The Light Touches'

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Geet Chaturvedi’s debut 'Simsim' is translated from Hindi by Anita Gopalan

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Perumal Murugan's evocative 'Fire Bird' is on the list. The Tamil writer has been on the longlist twice before

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Mansur by Vikramjit Ram is another novel up for the prize

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10 books have been shortlisted for the 2023 JCB Prize for Literature. This includes 3 debut novelists and 4 translations

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By Team Lounge
Published Sep 05, 2023

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The 2023 longlist includes 'The East Indian' by Brinda Charry

Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar, also longlisted in the past, returns a translator for Manoj Rupda’s Hindi book, 'I Named My Sister Silence'

Bengali writer Manoranjan Byapari, who has been longlisted for the prize twice in the past, has been nominated for 'The Nemesis'

Tanuj Solanki joins the list for the second time with 'Manjhi’s Mayhem'

Tejaswini Apte-Rahm’s 'The Secret of More' is another debut novel up for the prize

Bikram Sharma’s writing debut 'The Colony of Shadows' is also a contender

Janice Pariat has been nominated for 'Everything The Light Touches'

Geet Chaturvedi’s debut 'Simsim' is translated from Hindi by Anita Gopalan

Perumal Murugan's evocative 'Fire Bird' is on the list. The Tamil writer has been on the longlist twice before

Mansur by Vikramjit Ram is another novel up for the prize

10 books have been shortlisted for the 2023 JCB Prize for Literature. This includes 3 debut novelists and 4 translations

web stories

By Team Lounge Published Sep 05, 2023

Mint Lounge

The 2023 longlist includes 'The East Indian' by Brinda Charry

Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar, also longlisted in the past, returns a translator for Manoj Rupda’s Hindi book, 'I Named My Sister Silence'

Bengali writer Manoranjan Byapari, who has been longlisted for the prize twice in the past, has been nominated for 'The Nemesis'

Tanuj Solanki joins the list for the second time with 'Manjhi’s Mayhem'

Tejaswini Apte-Rahm’s 'The Secret of More' is another debut novel up for the prize

Bikram Sharma’s writing debut 'The Colony of Shadows' is also a contender

Janice Pariat has been nominated for 'Everything The Light Touches'

Geet Chaturvedi’s debut 'Simsim' is translated from Hindi by Anita Gopalan

Perumal Murugan's evocative 'Fire Bird' is on the list. The Tamil writer has been on the longlist twice before

Mansur by Vikramjit Ram is another novel up for the prize

By Team Lounge
Published Sep 05, 2023