Q. Who is the author of Pookkuzhi, whose translation was featured in the longlist for the International Booker Prize 2023?
Answer: Perumal Murugan
Notes: Pyre, the English translation of writer Perumal Murugan’s Tamil novel Pookkuzhi, has figured in the longlist for the International Booker Prize 2023. The translator is Aniruddhan Vasudevan, who also translated Perumal Murugan’s Maathorubhagan into English as One Part Woman. This is the first Tamil novel that has found a place in the International Booker longlist.