The shortlist for JCB Prize for Literature 2020, announced on Friday, includes Deepa Anappara’s Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line, Samit Basu’s Chosen Spirits and Annie Zaidi’s Prelude to a Riot. pic.twitter.com/nniQ3aDY5y — The JCB Prize for Literature (@TheJCBPrize) September 25, 2020S. Hareesh’s Moustache (translated from Malayalam by Jayasree Kalathil) and Dharini Bhaskar’s These, Our Bodies Possessed by the Light have also made it to the five-book shortlist. The winner will be announced on November 7 and will receive Rs 25 lakh. Each of the shortlisted writers will get Rs 1 lakh each. Translators of shortlisted books will receive Rs 50,000 each while that of the winner will be awarded Rs 10 lakh.

Source: Huffington Post September 25, 2020 05:48 UTC