Booker Prize Winners
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📋Quick Overview
Key facts about Booker Prize Winners for RRB NTPC, SSC CGL, and other competitive exams. These are frequently asked in the GK section and mastering them ensures easy marks.
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Midnight's Children — Salman Rushdie — 1981 — Indian independence allegory
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God of Small Things — Arundhati Roy — 1997 — first Indian woman Booker winner
📖Booker Prize Winners
| Name | Detail | Key Fact |
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| Midnight's Children | Salman Rushdie | 1981 — Indian independence allegory |
| God of Small Things | Arundhati Roy | 1997 — first Indian woman Booker winner |
| Inheritance of Loss | Kiran Desai | 2006 — set in Kalimpong, India |
| White Tiger | Arvind Adiga | 2008 — rags to riches in India |
| Shuggie Bain | Douglas Stuart | 2020 — set in Glasgow, Scotland |
| Prophet Song | Paul Lynch | 2023 — dystopian Ireland |
| Life of Pi | Yann Martel | 2002 — boy stranded with tiger |
📝Key Points
- •Midnight's Children: Salman Rushdie: 1981 — Indian independence allegory
- •God of Small Things: Arundhati Roy: 1997 — first Indian woman Booker winner
- •Inheritance of Loss: Kiran Desai: 2006 — set in Kalimpong, India
- •White Tiger: Arvind Adiga: 2008 — rags to riches in India
- •Shuggie Bain: Douglas Stuart: 2020 — set in Glasgow, Scotland
- •Prophet Song: Paul Lynch: 2023 — dystopian Ireland