The Romain Rolland Book Prize 2024 has been awarded to the Bengali translation of ‘Stalin’s Couch’ by Jean-Daniel Baltassat. This prestigious literary award celebrates outstanding works of fiction that promote understanding and empathy across cultures.
Pankaj Kumar Chatterjee, translator of the Bengali version of "Stalin's Couch", won the 7th Romain Rolland Book Prize, awarded to the best translation of a French book into an Indian language. This is the second win for Bengali after Trinanjan Chakraborty's win in 2022. Chatterjee is delighted and expects more French books to be translated into Bengali. The French original by Jean-Daniel Baltassat was also adapted into a movie. The prize aims to promote translating French literature to Indian languages and is funded by Priti Paul and awarded by the French Institute in India.
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