Mumbai: Malayali writer N Prabhakaran bagged 17th Crossword Book Award for the English translation of his work ‘Diary of a Malayali Madman’ (Oru Malayali Bhranthante Diary). The book was translated by Jayasree Kalathil.

Prabhakaran received the award from writer Mukund Padmanabhan in a ceremony held in Mumbai on Tuesday. Though many works translated from Indian languages to English were considered for the award, five books were shortlisted.

N Prabhakaran was Malayalam professor at Brennen College in Thalassery. He resides at Dharmadam in Kannur.