UPSC Prelims 2007·GS1·art-and-culture·religion and literature

For which one of the following books did Kiran Desai win the Man Booker Prize 2006?

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  1. AThe Secret River
  2. BIn the Country of Men
  3. CThe Inheritance of LossCorrect
  4. DMother's Milk

Explanation

Kiran Desai won the Man Booker Prize in 2006 for her novel The Inheritance of Loss. Analysis of options: A) The Secret River by Kate Grenville was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2006, but did not win. B) In the Country of Men by Hisham Matar was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2006, but did not win. C) The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai is the correct answer, as it won the Man Booker Prize in 2006. D) Mother's Milk by Edward St Aubyn was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2006, but did not win.
art-and-culture: For which one of the following books did Kiran Desai win the Man Booker Prize 2006?
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