{"id":142823,"date":"2024-11-14T19:57:15","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T14:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=current-affairs&#038;p=142823"},"modified":"2024-11-15T15:20:25","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T09:50:25","slug":"2024-booker-prize","status":"publish","type":"current-affairs","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/2024-booker-prize","title":{"rendered":"Booker Prize 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">British author<\/span><b> Samantha Harvey<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has been awarded the prestigious 2024 Booker Prize for her novel, <\/span><b>Orbital.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>Overview on Orbital<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Orbital is a thought-provoking exploration of humanity&#8217;s connection to Earth and the cosmos.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Set aboard the <\/span><b>International Space Station<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the novel follows a group of astronauts as they orbit our planet, offering a unique perspective on its beauty and fragility.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Harvey&#8217;s lyrical prose and insightful commentary on the human condition have earned her widespread acclaim.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>About Booker Prize<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Booker Prize, one of the most prestigious literary awards globally, was established in the United Kingdom in<\/span><b> 1969.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Originally known as the<\/span><b> Booker-McConnell Prize<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it was created<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to celebrate and promote the highest quality of fiction written in <\/span><b>English.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Global Reach:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Initially limited to <\/span><b>Commonwealth writers,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> it now welcomes entries from writers of any nationality.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Eligibility:\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The novel must be an<\/span><b> original work written in English <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(not a translation).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It must be published in the<\/span><b> UK or Ireland during the award year<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by a registered imprint; self-published works are excluded.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Financial Reward:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The prize money associated with the Booker Prize is <\/span><b>\u00a0\u00a350,000.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>International Booker Prize:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Since<\/span><b> 2016, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the award has been given annually to a single work of fiction or collection of short stories, translated into English and published in the United Kingdom or Ireland.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The \u00a350,000 prize for the winning title is shared equally between<\/span><b> author and translator.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"vc_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pw.live\/batches\/upsc?utm_source=seo+upsc+batch&#038;utm_medium=seo+upsc&#038;utm_campaign=seo&#038;utm_id=upsc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Enroll now for UPSC Online Course<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>Indian Booker Prize Laureate<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"vc_table_green\"><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 99.5483%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 7.50552%; text-align: center;\"><b>Year<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 39.9558%; text-align: center;\"><b>Winner<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 67.2468%; text-align: center;\"><b>Book Title<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 7.50552%;\"><b>1981<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 39.9558%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Salman Rushdie<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 67.2468%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Midnight&#8217;s Children<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 7.50552%;\"><b>1997<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 39.9558%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arundhati Roy<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 67.2468%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The God of Small Things<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 7.50552%;\"><b>2006<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 39.9558%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kiran Desai<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 67.2468%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Inheritance of Loss<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 7.50552%;\"><b>2008<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 39.9558%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aravind Adiga<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 67.2468%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The White Tiger<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 7.50552%;\"><b>2019<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 39.9558%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Salman Rushdie (Booker of Bookers)<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 67.2468%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Midnight&#8217;s Children (for Booker\u2019s 50th anniversary)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 7.50552%;\"><b>2022<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 39.9558%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Geetanjali Shree (International Booker)<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 67.2468%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tomb of Sand (originally Ret Samadhi)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"vc_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/international-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Also Read: International Awards List<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"vc_table_green\"><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100.043%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 130.811%; 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