Which statement about V. S. Naipaul is false?

1. AHe won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2001.
2. BHe won the Booker Prize for A House for Mr Biswas.
3. CHe contributed stories to the Trinidad Guardian.
4. DHe received the Somerset Maugham Award for Miguel Street.

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Correct answer: B. He won the Booker Prize for A House for Mr Biswas.

Explanation

Naipaul's Booker was for In a Free State (1971). A House for Mr Biswas (1961) predates the prize, which began in 1969.