Who among the following is the author of the semi-autobiographical novel Em and the Big Hoom?
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Correct answer: A
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Solution: The correct answer is Jerry Pinto.
Explanation:
☛ Em and the Big Hoom is a critically acclaimed semi-autobiographical novel written by Indian author Jerry Pinto, published in 2012.
☛ Set in Mumbai, the novel sensitively chronicles the life of the Mendes family and focuses on the mother's struggle with severe bipolar disorder and mental illness.
☛ For this debut novel, Jerry Pinto received the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award in English in 2016.
☛ It also won The Hindu Literary Prize (2012) and the international Windham-Campbell Literature Prize (2016).
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