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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which novel has become the first Hindi novel to win International Booker Prize 2022?
A
Non Resident Bihari
B
Tomb of Sand
C
Chaak
D
Ret Samadhi
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -On Thursday, Tomb of Sand won the 2022 International Man Booker Prize, the first book written in an Indian language to have won the honour. It is also the first novel translated from Hindi to be recognised by the award.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hindi novelist Geetanjali Shree created history by winning the International Booker Prize 2022 for her novel ‘Tomb of Sand’. Her’s is the first novel written in an Indian language, and translated into English, which has won the prestigious award.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida Shehan Karunatilaka’s second novel won the Booker Prize in 2022. It is a mordantly funny satire set amid the murderous mayhem of a Sri Lanka beset by civil war.

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