British Novelist Hilary Mantel wins the 2009 Man Booker Prize!!

Last year the Indian writer Mr. Aravind Adiga made his way winning the most prestigious “Man Booker Prize” and brought glory to our country. India has got well acknowledged writers like Salman Rushdie, Aruntati Roy, Kiren Desai and V.S. Naipaul who had won the title before. Two authors from India were nominated Mahasweta Devi and V.S. Naipaul however this year shortlist didn’t carry any Indian authors. British Writer Hilary Mantel has been named the winner of 2009 Man Booker Prize for his novel ‘Wolf Hall’. The author has contributed a historical novel. For more details follow the link

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