Which of the following books was longlisted for the Booker Prize 2021?
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. China Room.
- China Room was longlisted for the Booker Prize in the year 2021.
- Sanjeev Sahota is the author of China Room, a novel named after a small chamber at the back of a Punjabi village house in 1929, where the central events of the story take place.
Other Options:
- The Year of the Runaways:
- This is also a novel by Sanjeev Sahota but it was listed for the Booker Prize not in 2021 but in the year 2015.
- Jungle Nama:
- Written by Amitav Ghosh, the book was published in 2021 but was not listed in the Booker Prize longlist that year.
- Ours are the Streets:
- It is a novel by Bilal Tanweer, published before 2021, and was not shortlisted for the 2021 Booker Prize.
- It is a novel by Bilal Tanweer, published before 2021, and was not shortlisted for the 2021 Booker Prize.