The Paradise of Food, which is the fourth translation to win the JCB Prize and the first in Urdu, is a bildungsroman that traces the narrator’s journey through life anchored in a middle-class Muslim joint family. Khalid Jawed also received the trophy - a sculpture titled ‘Mirror Melting’ by Delhi artist duo Thukral and Tagra. Panneerselvan, chair of the jury for 2022, at a hybrid event organised at The Oberoi, New Delhi. The Rs 25 lakh prize was awarded to the author virtually by Sunil Khurana, chief operating officer, JCB India, and A.S. The Paradise of Food has been translated into English from Urdu by Baran Farooqi and published by Juggernaut. The book was chosen by a panel of five judges. Khalid Jawed’s The Paradise of Food has been awarded the JCB Prize for Literature 2022. The literary work is the fourth translation and the first Urdu work to win the JCB Prize (Left to right) Mita Kapur, literary director, The JCB Prize for Literature Sunil Khurana, chief operating officer, JCB India winning author Khalid Jawed translator of ‘The Paradise of Food’ Baran Farooqi and jury member AS Panneerselvan
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