Question
Download Solution PDF'Man Booker Prize' is given in which of the following fields?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe Correct Answer is Literature.
Key Points
- Man Booker prize is a 'Man Group' sponsored prize given in the field of literature from 1969.
- It is the highest literary award given to the authors of British, Irish, and Commonwealth countries.
- P.H. Newby was the first awardee of the Booker Prize in the year 1969 for his novel 'Something to answer for'.
- In 1970, Bernice Rubens became the first woman to win the Booker Prize for his novel 'The Elected Member'.
- The latest and the present winner of Man Booker prize is - Margaret Atwood (The Testament) and Bernardine Evaristo (Girl, Woman, Other).
Additional Information
| Field | Prize |
| Journalism | Pulitzer Award, Ramon Magsaysay Award |
| Science | Kalinga Award |
| Economics | Nobel Prize |
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