Q. Which writer won the JCB Prize for Literature for his novel ‘Fire Bird’?
Answer:
Perumal Murugan
Notes: Tamil writer Perumal Murugan has won the coveted JCB Prize for Literature for his novel, Fire Bird, an English translation of his Tamil novel Aalandapatchi.
The JCB Literary Prize award carries Rs 25 lakh to the author and an additional Rs 10 lakh to the translator. The novel was translated into English by Janani Kannan.