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2020

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who has won PEN HESSELL-Tiltman prize 2020?
A
Vikram Seth
B
Salmaan Rashdi
C
Anita Anand
D
Arundhati Roy
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Anita Anand wins PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize 2020 for ‘genuine historical classic’ The Patient Assassin: A True Tale of Massacre, Revenge and the Raj (Simon & Schuster).

Detailed explanation-2: -The Hessell-Tiltman prize of £2, 000 is awarded annually for a non-fiction book of specifically historical content. Entrants are to be books of high literary merit – that is, not primarily written for the academic market – and can cover all historical periods.

Detailed explanation-3: -Anita Anand’s ‘The Patient Assassin’, based on Jallianwala Bagh massacre, wins PEN Hessell-Tiltman history prize. Anita Anand was named the winner of the 2, 000 pounds prize.

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