Correct option is D
The correct answer is (d) Jhumpa Lahiri.
Jhumpa Lahiri, though a highly acclaimed author of Indian origin, has not won the Man Booker Prize as of October 2020.
She is best known for her Pulitzer Prize-winning short story collection "Interpreter of Maladies" (2000), but she has not received the Booker.
Information Booster – Indian-Origin Booker Prize Winners:
| Author | Work | Year Won |
|---|---|---|
| Arundhati Roy | The God of Small Things | 1997 |
| Kiran Desai | The Inheritance of Loss | 2006 |
| Aravind Adiga | The White Tiger | 2008 |
| Geetanjali Shree | Tomb of Sand (International Booker) | 2022 |
Additional Information: Man Booker Prize
| Aspect | Details |
|---|---|
| Established | 1969 |
| Administered by | The Booker Prize Foundation |
| Awarded For | Best original novel written in English and published in the UK |
| Eligibility | Open to citizens of the Commonwealth, Ireland, and Zimbabwe (expanded to all English-language writers in 2014) |
| Prize Amount | £50,000 (winner); shortlisted authors receive £2,500 |
| International Booker | Separate category (since 2005, revamped in 2016) for books translated into English |
Fun Fact:
The first Indian-origin winner was Salman Rushdie in 1981 for Midnight’s Children.
The International Booker Prize was won by Geetanjali Shree in 2022 for Tomb of Sand, translated from Hindi.
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