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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?

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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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