![]() Apart from Tamil, Bulgarian and Catalan languages have made their debut this year. In total, 13 novels have made it to the longlist this year. With flashes of fable, his novel tells a story specific and universal: how flammable are fear and the distrust of others.” ![]() Talking about Murugan’s book, the judges of the prize said, “Perumal Murugan is a great anatomist of power and, in particular, of the deep, deforming rot of caste hatred and violence. Set in rural Tamil Nadu in the 1980s, the book explores caste-based violence through the elopement of a young inter-caste couple. The list was announced earlier this week on March 14. Tamil writer Perumal Murugan’s novel ‘Pookkuzhi’, translated as ‘Pyre’ in English by Anirudh Vasudevan, has made it to the International Booker Prize 2023 longlist, becoming the first Tamil novel to be nominated for the Bookers. In 2022, Geetanjali Shree became the first Hindi novelist to win an International Booker Prize for 'Ret Samadhi’. ![]() ![]() The nomination for 'Pyre' comes at a time when Indian-language works are gaining more recognition through English translation. Arushi Bhaskar, Mar 17, 2023: The Indian Express ![]()
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