Tamil Translation Of 'Le Mariage De Plaisir' Wins Romain Rolland Prize

The Tamil translation of a French novel bagged the Romain Rolland Book Prize at the Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival on January 24. The Tahar Ben Jelloun-authored novel, 'Le mariage de plaisir', was translated by Dr Vengada Soupraya Nayagar and published by Amutharasan Paulraj of Thadagam Publishers. The award is given for the best translation of any French novel into any Indian language. The publisher and translator will now be invited at the Paris Book Fair.