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Which of the following authors did NOT receive the Nobel Prize in Literature?
Question

Which of the following authors did NOT receive the Nobel Prize in Literature?

A.

Orhan Pamuk

B.

Haruki Murakami

C.

Alice Munro

D.

Kazuo Ishiguro

Correct option is B

The correct answer is (b) Haruki Murakami.
• The Japanese author Haruki Murakami is a celebrated novelist but has not received the Nobel Prize in Literature despite frequent nominations.
Information Booster:
Orhan Pamuk (Turkey) – Nobel Prize 2006.
Alice Munro (Canada) – Nobel Prize 2013.
Kazuo Ishiguro (UK) – Nobel Prize 2017.
• Murakami is known for works like Kafka on the Shore and Norwegian Wood.
• His style blends magical realism and existential themes.
Additional Knowledge:
• Nobel Prize in Literature began in 1901, awarded by the Swedish Academy.
• India’s only Literature laureate: Rabindranath Tagore (1913) for Gitanjali.
• Nobel recognizes outstanding literary contribution to humanity.
• Murakami has also won Franz Kafka Prize and Jerusalem Prize.

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