Who received the International Booker Prize in 2020 for the novel "The Discomfort of Evening"?
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Correct answer: A
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Answer: (A) Marieke Lucas Rijneveld
Explanation:
Dutch author Marieke Lucas Rijneveld was awarded the 2020 International Booker Prize for their novel, The Discomfort of Evening. They became the youngest author to win this prestigious award. The novel tells the story of a rural Dutch family grappling with grief and religious fundamentalism in the aftermath of a tragedy. Note that the 'International Booker Prize' is awarded to a book written in any language that has been translated into English and published in the UK or Ireland, whereas the 'Booker Prize' is awarded to a book originally written in English.
Additional Points:
Jokha Alharthi: She won this award in 2019 for Celestial Bodies (the first female author from Oman to do so).
Olga Tokarczuk: A Polish author who won this award in 2018 for Flights and is also a Nobel Prize laureate.
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