Question: Who among the following has been awarded with the Man Booker International Prize for 2017?
(a) Jessica Cohen
(b) Jonathan Cape
(c) David Grossman
(d) Helen Mort
Ans: (c)
Related facts:-
- On June 14, 2017, The Man Booker International Prize was awarded in London (UK) by the Man Booker Foundation.
- For year 2017, the prize was awarded to David Grossman (Israel), author of ‘A Horse walks in a Bar’.
- The translator of this novel is Jessica Cohen (America) and publisher Jonathan Cape.
- The author and the translator each received £25,000 in the form of prize money and an additional amount of £ 1,000 for being shortlisted for this prize.
- Other novels selected for the Man Booker International Prize 2017 were-
1. ‘Compass’ writer-Matthias Annard (France).
2. ‘The Unseen’, author-Roy Jacobson (Norway).
3. ‘Mirror, Shoulder, Signal’, Writer-Dorothy Norse (Denmark)
4. ‘Judas’ writer-Amos Oz (Israel)
5. ‘Fever Dream’ Writer-Samantha Schwablin (Argentina) - The award was instituted in the year 2005.
- Till 2015, this award was biannually given to any living novelist for his world class contribution.
- From the year 2016, this award was given annually to a novelist for English translation of his novel, which was published in the UK.
- Man Booker International Prize of 2016 was presented to South Korea’s Hon Kang for ‘The Vegetarian’.
- The Man Booker Foundation was established in the year 2002.
Related Links:-
http://themanbookerprize.com/books/horse-walks-bar-by
http://themanbookerprize.com/news/horse-walks-bar-david-grossman-wins-man-booker-international-prize-2017
http://themanbookerprize.com/international/history