Question

Which of these books has been crowned with the 'Best of the Booker' award - a special prize awarded in commemoration of the Booker Prize's 40th anniversary in 2008? J. G. Farrell, The Siege of Krishnapur J. M. Coetzee, Disgrace Pat Barker, The Ghost Road Salman Rushdie, Midnight's Children

Answer 1

Salman Rushdie's 'Midnight's Children' won the Booker Prize in 2008. The year 2008, marked Booker Prize's 40th anniversary.

'Midnight's Children' is a fiction woven around post-colonial India. The story is narrated in a magical fashion by a telepathic hero, born at mid-night on the day, India became independent.

'Midnight's Children' was first published in 1981.

Answer 2

The books which has been crowned with the 'Best of the Booker' award

- a special prize awarded in commemoration of the Booker Prize's 40th anniversary in 2008 are namely The Ghost Road Salman Rushdie and Midnight's Children.

- b Both of the books gained massive popularity and appreciation from readers across the world.