Correct option is A
The correct answer is (a) The Year of the Runaways
- *The Year of the Runaways* was written by Sanjiv Sahota, a British-Indian novelist.
- The novel explores the immigrant experience of Indians in the UK.
- It deals with illegal migration, caste discrimination, and labor exploitation.
- It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2015.
- Sahota’s narrative voice reflects empathy and social realism.
- He was awarded the European Union Prize for Literature for this work.
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• Focuses on three men and one woman navigating life in the UK.
• Published in 2015, widely acclaimed by critics.
• Sahota’s debut novel was Ours Are the Streets (2011).
• Listed in Granta's Best of Young British Novelists (2013).
• Explores themes of identity, dignity, and cultural conflict.
• Helps bring South Asian diaspora narratives to global attention.
Additional Information:
• The God of Small Things – By Arundhati Roy; won Booker Prize in 1997.
• Midnight’s Children – By Salman Rushdie; won Booker Prize in 1981.
• The White Tiger – By Aravind Adiga; won Booker Prize in 2008.