Madhuri Vijay’s ‘The Far Field’ bags 2019 JCB Prize for Literature | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

Madhuri Vijay’s ‘The Far Field’ bags 2019 JCB Prize for Literature | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

By Express Web Desk |New Delhi |Updated: November 3, 2019 8:59:56 am

Madhuri Vijay’s ‘The Far Field’ bags 2019 JCB Prize for Literature

Madhuri Vijay's novel The Far Field narrates the protagonist's experiences through the prism of historical and socio-political themes, with an emphasis on Indian politics, class prejudice, and sexuality. 

Apart from Madhuri Vijay’s ‘The Far Field’, five authors and six books had made it to the shortlist.

Madhuri Vijay’s maiden novel The Far Field fetched the 27-year-old writer this year’s JCB Prize for Literature Saturday.