Question: Who among the following has won the 2016 Man Booker Prize?
(a) Madeleine Thien
(b) Graeme Macrae Burnet
(c) Paul Beatty
(d) Deborah Levy
Ans: (c)
Related facts:
- On 25 October 2016 Paul Beatty, an author from the United States of America won the Man Booker Prize for his novel “The Sellout”.
- He becomes the first US author to win this prestigious literary award.
- His name was announced at a ceremony in London’s Guildhall.
- The Sellout is published by small independent publisher Oneworld, who had their first win in 2015 with Marlon James’ A Brief History of Seven Killings.
- The Sellout is a searing satire on race relations in contemporary America.
- The book is narrated by African-American ‘Bonbon’, a resident of the run-down town of Dickens in Los Angeles county, which has been removed from the map to save California from embarrassment.
- His previous novels includes Slumberland (2008), Tuff (2000) and The White Boy Shuffle (1996).
- Man Booker Prize was first awarded in 1969, the Man Booker Prize is recognised as the leading award for high quality literary fiction written in English.
- In addition to his £50,000 prize and trophy, Beatty also receives a designer bound edition of his book and a further £2,500 for being shortlisted.
- 2016 Man Booker shortlist included the following six books:
1. The Sellout – Paul Beatty (US)
2. Hot Milk – Deborah Levy (UK)
3. Eileen – Ottessa Moshfegh (US)
4. His Bloody Project – Graeme Macrae Burnet (UK)
5. All That Man Is – David Szalay (Canada-UK)
6. Do Not Say We Have Nothing – Madeleine Thien (Canada)
Reference:
http://themanbookerprize.com/news/sellout-wins-2016-man-booker-prize
http://themanbookerprize.com/fiction
http://themanbookerprize.com/books/sellout-by-paul-beatty