Literary Fifteen 2023 - hosted by bodiesinbooks

The JCB Prize for Literature
Celebrating distinguished fiction written by Indian writers in English or translated into English.

Longlist of 10 novels announced on September, 2nd.

Shortlist: The Secret Of More by Tejaswini Apte-Rahm, The Nemesis by Manoranjan Byapari (tr. V. Ramaswamy), Fire Bird by Perumal Murugan (tr. Janani Kannan), Mansur by Vikramajit Ram, I Named My Sister Silence by Manoj Rupda (tr. Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar). 

Winner: Fire Bird by Perumgal Murugan.
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The East Indian by Brinda Charry

The East Indian

Brinda Charry

10 hours, 42 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction historical adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced
Everything the Light Touches by Janice Pariat

Everything the Light Touches

Janice Pariat

512 pages • missing pub info (editions)

emotional reflective medium-paced
Manjhi's Mayhem by Tanuj Solanki

Manjhi's Mayhem

Tanuj Solanki

207 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction contemporary thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Colony of Shadows by Bikram Sharma

The Colony of Shadows

Bikram Sharma

256 pages • first pub 2022 (editions) user-added

fiction literary speculative fiction
I named my sister silence by Manoj Rupda
I named my sister silence
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Manoj Rupda

I named my sister silence

Manoj Rupda

163 pages • first pub 2023 (editions) user-added

fiction literary
Mansur : A Novel by Vikramajit Ram

Mansur : A Novel

Vikramajit Ram

176 pages • missing pub info (editions) user-added

fiction contemporary historical
Fire Bird by Perumal Murugan

Fire Bird

Perumal Murugan

304 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction literary
The Secret of More by Tejaswini Apte-Rahm

The Secret of More

Tejaswini Apte-Rahm

462 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction historical literary
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