- Margaret Atwood (Canadian Poet) and Bernardine Evaristo (British Author) jointly won the 2019 Man Booker Prize.
- Noted novelist Salman Rushdie (age 72 years) tragicomic 'Quichotte' was among the 6-books shortlisted for the prize.
- The Man Booker Prize, is a literary prize awarded each year for the best original novel written in the English language and published in the United Kingdom.
- According to the Booker rules, the prize must not be divided. But the Judges insisted they could not separate Margaret Atwood - 'The Testament' and 'Girl, Woman, Other' by Evaristo, who is the first black woman to win the prestigious award since its creation in 1969.
Published On : 15 Oct 2019
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