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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which Indian is among the 13 authors longlisted for the prestigious 2021 Booker Prize for fiction for his novel ‘China Room’?
A
Sunjeev Sahota
B
Richard Powers
C
Rama Devi
D
Neha Bisht
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -London: Indian-origin British author Sunjeev Sahota is among the 13 authors longlisted for the prestigious 2021 Booker Prize for fiction for his novel China Room, alongside Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro and Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Powers.

Detailed explanation-2: -Indian author Geetanjali Shree longlisted for Booker Prize for ‘Tomb of Sand’

Detailed explanation-3: -Damon Galgut on stage at the 2021 Booker Prize awards ceremony, after being announced as the winner of the prize for his novel The Promise.

Detailed explanation-4: -Booker Prize Winner:-The Booker Prize 2022 was given to Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilak for his second book, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida. At a ceremony in London on October 17, 2022, the 47-year-old novelist will receive the literary prize of £50, 000 (GBP), following Michael Ondaatje in 1992.

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