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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE · 2019

Previous Year Question

The author of the Booker Prize Winner 2019 book’s “Girl, Woman, Other” is

A.

Margaret Atwood

B.

Elif Shafak

C.

Salman Rushdie

D.

Bernadine Evaristo

Correct Answer: D

Detailed Solution

Girl, Woman, Other is a novel written by British author Bernardine Evaristo.

The novel received the 2019 Booker Prize. However, the 2019 prize was not awarded to this book alone; two books were declared joint winners—

Girl, Woman, Other → Bernardine Evaristo
The Testaments → Margaret Atwood

Therefore, the presence of Margaret Atwood among the options can cause confusion. Margaret Atwood was also a 2019 Booker Prize winner, but her winning novel was The Testaments, not Girl, Woman, Other.

Bernardine Evaristo also became the first Black woman to win the Booker Prize.

The novel presents interconnected narratives about the lives, identities, race, gender, relationships and social experiences of several characters—particularly women—living in Britain.

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