Who is the author of 'Sleeping on Jupiter', a novel longlisted for the Booker Prize in 2015?
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Anuradha Roy.
Anuradha Roy is an acclaimed Indian novelist and journalist. Her 2015 novel, 'Sleeping on Jupiter', was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize and won the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature in 2016. The story explores themes of childhood trauma, memory, and religious hypocrisy, set primarily in the fictional seaside town of Jarmuli.
Other options:
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Kiran Desai: An Indian author who won the Man Booker Prize in 2006 for her second novel, The Inheritance of Loss.
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Jhumpa Lahiri: A Pulitzer Prize winner known for Interpreter of Maladies and The Lowland (shortlisted for the Booker in 2013).
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T.N. Ninan: A prominent Indian journalist and former editor, primarily known for his work in business journalism and books like The Turn of the Tortoise.