STATIC AWARDS Flashcards

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What is the official name of the Booker Prize today?

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The Booker Prize

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From when to when was the offical name Man Booker Prize

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2002-2019

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In which year was the Booker Prize founded?

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1969

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In which language must a Booker Prize–eligible novel be written?

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English

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Where must a Booker Prize novel be published?

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United Kingdom or Ireland

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What is the prize money for the Booker Prize winner?

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£50,000

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What is the key difference between Booker Prize and International Booker Prize?

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International Booker is for translated works

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Does the International Booker Prize award translators?

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Yes, translator gets 50% of the prize

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When was the International Booker Prize first introduced?

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2005 (revamped in 2016)

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Name the Indian author who won the Booker Prize in 1997.

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Arundhati Roy

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Which book won Arundhati Roy the Booker Prize?

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The God of Small Things

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Which Indian author won the Booker Prize in 2006?

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Kiran Desai

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Which book won Kiran Desai the Booker Prize?

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The Inheritance of Loss

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Which Indian author won the Booker Prize in 2008?

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Aravind Adiga

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Which book won Aravind Adiga the Booker Prize?

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The White Tiger

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Who was the first Indian author to win the International Booker Prize?

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Geetanjali Shree

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Which book by Geetanjali Shree won the International Booker Prize?

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Which language was Tomb of Sand originally written in?

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Who translated Tomb of Sand into English?

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Daisy Rockwell

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1st winner of Booker prize and novel

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Paul newby ‘something to answer for’

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Recent Winner of booker prizer (2025) and novel

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David szalay (hungarian-british) , “flesh”

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1st winner of International Booker prize

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Ismail Kadre (albanian)

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Recent winner and translator of International Booker prize (2025)

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Banu mustaq , deepa bhasti

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Which book by Banu Mustaq won the International Booker Prize?
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