BOOKER PRIZE Flashcards
WHY IN NEWS?
Author Geetanjali Shree and translator Daisy Rockwell with the novel Tomb of Sand, winner of the International Booker Prize 2022.It was published by Tilted Axis Press.
Geetanjali Shree, also known as Geetanjali Pandey, is an Indian Hindi-language novelist and short-story writer based in New Delhi, India.
INFO- Booker prize
The Booker Prize, formerly known as the Booker Prize for Fiction (1969–2001) and the Man Booker Prize (2002–2019), is a literary prize awarded each year for the best novel written in English and published in the United Kingdom or Ireland.
The Booker Prize Awarded for- Best novel of the year written in English Location -Guildhall, London, England Presented by - Booker, McConnell Ltd (1969–2001) Man Group (2002–2019) Crankstart (2019 onwards)
Reward(s)- £50,000
First awarded 1969; 53 years ago
The prize was established as the Booker Prize for Fiction after the company Booker, McConnell Ltd began sponsoring the event in 1969;[6] it became commonly known as the “Booker Prize” or simply the “Booker”.
The first book to win the Booker was “ Something to Answer For” in 1969.
In 1970, Bernice Rubens became the first woman to win the Booker Prize, for The Elected Member.
INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE
The International Booker Prize is awarded every year to a translated work of fiction published in the U.K. or Ireland. It is run alongside the Booker Prize for English-language fiction. The prize was set up to boost the profile of fiction in other languages, which accounts for only a small share of books published in Britain and to salute the often unacknowledged work of literary translators.
D.C. Albanian novelist Ismail Kadare was named the inaugural International Prize winner in 2005.
DIFERRENCE BETWEEN BOOKER AND INTERNATIOANAL BOOKER
International Booker Prize is given to an author for their work written in an international language, then translated into English. Meanwhile, Booker Prize is awarded to a book/novel written in English.
