1997 Booker prizewinner is Arundhati Roy
Arundhati Roy won the Booker prize for her brilliant and poetic novel "The God of Small Things" in the year 1997 making her the first Indian & woman to receive the prestigious award.Kiran Desai followed her with " The Inheritance of Loss" in 2006.Aravinda Adiga received the Booker prize for "The White Tiger" in 2008 and became the first Indian male to receive the prize.
Arundhati Roy was awarded the 1997 Booker Prize for her novel 'The God of Small Things. The award carried a prize of about US $30,000 and a citation that noted, 'The book keeps all the promises that it makes.
Hilary Mary Mantel [b. Jiuly 6, 1952] won the Man Booker Prize in 2009. She's an English novelist and short story writer.In the same year, Alice Ann Munro [b. July 10, 1931] won the international component of the same Prize. Munro is a Canadian short story writer. She's the third winner in the Prize's newly inaugurated international recognition of the body of an author's work, not just a single pivotal piece.
As of October 2023, several Indian authors have won the Booker Prize, including Salman Rushdie, Arundhati Roy, Kiran Desai, and Aravind Adiga. Salman Rushdie won the prize in 1981 for "Midnight's Children," while Arundhati Roy received it in 1997 for "The God of Small Things." Kiran Desai won in 2006 for "The Inheritance of Loss," and Aravind Adiga won in 2008 for "The White Tiger." Additionally, there are other notable Indian authors who have received nominations or won the Booker Prize in its various forms.
PSV was the winner of the Eredivisie league in 1997.
VfB Stuttgart was the winner in the DFB-Pokal in 1997.
MTK Budapest was the Hungarian League winner in 1997.
HJK Helsinki was the winner of the Veikkausliiga league in 1997.
Leicester City was the winner of the League Cup in 1997.
AS Monaco was the winner of the French Ligue 1 in 1997.
SK Slavia Praha were the winner of the Czech cup in 1997.
FC Haka was the winner of the Finish Suomen Cup in 1997.