Madhuri Vijay

Madhuri Vijay wins JCB Prize for Literature 2019 for her debut novel, The Far Field

JCB Prize for Literature 2019 winner Madhuri Vijay's debut novel The Far Field draws heavily from her life, where she grew up in Bengaluru, and later taught in Kashmir

Debutante author Madhuri Vijay on living through the 'monstrous consequences' of India's vast geography

Twenty seven-year-old Madhuri Vijay remembers her time in Kashmir during the 2013 Kishtwar Riots, when her family back in Bengaluru was concerned about her safety, but remained largely unaffected by the events unfurling at another extreme of the country. In her debut novel, The Far Field, Vijay talks about the impact distance has on lives, and the 'monstrous and arbitrary consequences' of India's geographic vastness.