{"id":17294,"date":"2016-10-28T12:07:31","date_gmt":"2016-10-28T12:07:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=17294"},"modified":"2016-10-28T12:07:31","modified_gmt":"2016-10-28T12:07:31","slug":"man-booker-prize-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/man-booker-prize-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Booker Prize-2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Question: Who among the following has won the 2016 Man Booker Prize?<\/strong><br \/>\n(a) Madeleine Thien<br \/>\n(b) Graeme Macrae Burnet<br \/>\n(c) Paul Beatty<br \/>\n(d) Deborah Levy<br \/>\n<strong>Ans: (c)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Related facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">On 25 October 2016 Paul Beatty, an author from the United States of America won the Man Booker Prize for his novel \u201cThe Sellout\u201d.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">He becomes the first US author to win this prestigious literary award.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">His name was announced at a ceremony in London&#8217;s Guildhall.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Sellout is published by small independent publisher Oneworld, who had their first win in 2015 with Marlon James\u2019 A Brief History of Seven Killings.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Sellout is a searing satire on race relations in contemporary America.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The book is narrated by African-American \u2018Bonbon\u2019, 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.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">His previous novels includes Slumberland (2008), Tuff (2000) and The White Boy Shuffle (1996).<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">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.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">In addition to his \u00a350,000 prize and trophy, Beatty also receives a designer bound edition of his book and a further \u00a32,500 for being shortlisted.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">2016 Man Booker shortlist included the following six books:<br \/>\n1. The Sellout &#8211; Paul Beatty (US)<br \/>\n2. Hot Milk &#8211; Deborah Levy (UK)<br \/>\n3. Eileen &#8211; Ottessa Moshfegh (US)<br \/>\n4. His Bloody Project &#8211; Graeme Macrae Burnet (UK)<br \/>\n5. All That Man Is &#8211; David Szalay (Canada-UK)<br \/>\n6. Do Not Say We Have Nothing &#8211; Madeleine Thien (Canada)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Reference:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/themanbookerprize.com\/news\/sellout-wins-2016-man-booker-prize\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/themanbookerprize.com\/news\/sellout-wins-2016-man-booker-prize<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/themanbookerprize.com\/fiction\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/themanbookerprize.com\/fiction<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/themanbookerprize.com\/books\/sellout-by-paul-beatty\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/themanbookerprize.com\/books\/sellout-by-paul-beatty<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 \u201cThe Sellout\u201d. 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