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Unit 1 · British Literature English · December 2023 (Rescheduled)

Which of the following statements are NOT true?

  1. A. Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree, translated by Daisy Rockwell, won the 2023 International Booker Prize.
  2. B. The Booker Prize is awarded for the best sustained work of fiction written in English.
  3. C. The International Booker Prize was instituted in 2002.
  4. D. The Booker Prize is for fiction in English published in the UK and Ireland.
  5. E. The International Booker is awarded for the finest single work of fiction translated into English.

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Correct answer: B. (A) and (C) only

Explanation

Tomb of Sand won in 2022 (the 2023 winner was Gospodinov's Time Shelter). The International prize was founded in 2004 (first awarded 2005) and became an annual prize for a translated book in 2016.

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