LITERATURE QUESTIONS
MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS
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Troubles
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Something to Answer For
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The Conservationist
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Heat and Dust
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Detailed explanation-1: -1969–1979. The first winner of the Booker Prize was P. H. Newby in 1969 for his novel Something to Answer For. The inaugural set of five judges included Rebecca West, W.L. Webb, Stephen Spender, Frank Kermode and David Farrer.
Detailed explanation-2: -PH Newby was the first winner of the prize in 1969 with Something to Answer For. From 2002 the prize became The Man Booker Prize when the Man Group plc came on board as sponsor, making Yann Martel the first winner of The Man Booker Prize with Life of Pi.
Detailed explanation-3: -Arundhati Roy is the first Indian Citizen to win the Booker Prize.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Man Booker Prize for Fiction promotes the finest in literary fiction by rewarding the very best novel of the year. The prize is the world’s most important literary award and has the power to transform the fortunes of authors and publishers.
Detailed explanation-5: -True History of the Kelly Gang.