New Delhi

The English translation of the novel Namat Khana by the prominent contemporary fiction writer Prof. Khalid Javed has been included in five shortlisted novels selected from all the Indian languages for the prestigious literary award 'JCB Award for Literature 2022'.

Prof Khalid Javed teaches in the Urdu department of the Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI).

His novel has been translated into English as The Paradise of Food by Prof. Bara Farooqui.

The value of the JCB award is Rs 25 lakh while the translator also gets award money of Rs 10 lakh.

The book The Paradise of Food 

All the five authors whose novels have been included in the list will at least get Rs 1 lakh each.

Anchored in the kitchen, the novel is the story of a typical middle-class Muslim family, revolving around hunger, violence, love, guilt, and confession.

Vice-Chancellor Prof. Najma Akhtar termed this a proud moment for the university. She conveyed her good wishes and hopes that the novel will finally be selected for the award.

Prof. Khalid Javed's three novels Maut Ki Kitab, Namat Khana, and Ek Khanjar Pani Mein' have become very popular and his fourth novel Arsalan Aur Behzad is scheduled to be inaugurated soon.

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His novel Maut Ki Kitab was translated as the Book of Death by Dr A Naseeb Khan.

Prof Khalid Javed is the recipient of many prestigious awards from literary institutions