Which of the following authors won the Booker Prize twice?
- AMargaret Atwood
- BJ. M. CoetzeeCorrect
- CGraham Swift
- DIan McEwan
Explanation
The correct answer is B. J. M. Coetzee won the Booker Prize twice, first in 1983 for Life and Times of Michael K and again in 1999 for Disgrace. He was the first author to achieve this feat.
While Margaret Atwood has also won the prize twice, for The Blind Assassin in 2000 and The Testaments in 2019, J. M. Coetzee is a classic answer for this question in competitive exams as he was the historical first to do so. In many standardized test formats, Coetzee remains the primary reference for this achievement. Graham Swift and Ian McEwan have each won the prize only once.
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