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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which Indian writer has been conferred with the prestigious 2022 O. Henry Prize for short stories?
A
Amar Mitra
B
Amit Majmudar
C
Devdutt Pattanaik
D
Ruskin Bond
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Bengali author Amar Mitra has been conferred with the prestigious 2022 O. Henry Prize for short stories.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bengali author Amar Mitra has been conferred the prestigious 2022 O. Henry Prize for Short Fiction. A list of 20 authors, who have been awarded the coveted prize, was announced on Monday.

Detailed explanation-3: -We are thrilled to announce that “The Old Man of Kusumpur,” written by Amar Mitra and translated from the Bengali by Anish Gupta, has been selected for the O. Henry Prize for 2022. The story was originally published in The Common Online.

Detailed explanation-4: -Bengali author Amar Mitra has been awarded the O. Henry Prize 2022 for a short story he wrote 45 years back. The short story titled ‘Gaonburo’ is a Bengali short fiction written in 1977. Mitra was also awarded the Sahitya Academy award in the year 2006.

Detailed explanation-5: -TOPICS: Amar Mitra Wins Prestigious O.

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