Marlon James: Winner of Man Booker Prize 2015
Q. Which of the following statements is/are correct about Man booker prize?
1. It is given for fiction written in English language only.
2. The author must be from UK or the Commonwealth, Ireland and Zimbabwe- Published on 20 Oct 15a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
ANSWER: Only 1
- The Man Booker Prize for Fiction is a literary prize awarded each year for the best original novel, written in the English language, and published in the UK.
- The prize was historically limited to authors from the U.K., the Commonwealth, Ireland and Zimbabwe
- But from last year has been open to anyone writing in the English language and published in the U.K.
- Marlon James, the Jamaican novelist, has won the prestigious Man Booker Prize for Fiction for “A Brief History of Seven Killings.” in 2015.
