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Q71 (CISF/2023) Miscellaneous & General Knowledge › Persons in News, Books & Authors

Who among the following was the winner of the Booker Prize in the year 2022?

Explanation

The Booker Prize 2022 was awarded to Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka for his novel The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida. The book is a supernatural satire set during the Sri Lankan Civil War.

  • Geetanjali Shree won the International Booker Prize in 2022 for her novel Tomb of Sand (translated from the Hindi Ret Samadhi). While a historic win for Indian literature, it is a separate award from the main Booker Prize.
  • Douglas Stuart was the winner of the Booker Prize in 2020 for his debut novel Shuggie Bain.
  • Amitav Ghosh is a celebrated Indian author and the first English-language writer to receive the Jnanpith Award, but he did not win the Booker Prize in 2022.
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