Who won the Man Booker Prize in 2009?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

The Man Booker Prize for Fiction is awarded for the best full-length novel in English by a citizen of the Commonwealth of Nations (formerly British Commonwealth), Ireland, or Zimbabwe. The first prize was awarded in 1969 to P.H. Newby. Percy Howard Newby [June 25, 1918-September 6, 1997] was awarded the prize for his book, 'Something To Answer For'.

Answer 3

Aravind Adiga [b. October 23, 1974] won the Man Booker Prize in 2008. The award was based upon his debut novel, 'The White Tiger'. The author began his career as a financial journalist.

Adiga is an eligible recipient, because of having been born, and continuing to live, in India. The Man Booker Prize for Fiction is awarded for the best full-length novel in English by a citizen of the Commonwealth of Nations (formerly British Commonwealth), Ireland, or Zimbabwe. India is a member of the Commonwealth.

Answer 4

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homi jahangir bhabba

Answer 5

It was Ian McEwan's Amsterdam.

Answer 6

The first Australian to win the Man Booker Prize was Thomas Keneally.

He won the award in 1982 for the novel Schindler's Ark.

Answer 7

Hilary Mantel won the Man Booker Prize in 2009 for her novel "Wolf Hall".

Answer 8

Rudyard Kipling.