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'The Inheritance of Loss' won the Booker Prize for which author?

1. Anita Desai
2. Kiran Desai
3. Jhumpa Lahiri
4. Chitra Banerjee

Correct answer: Kiran Desai

Solution

The novel 'The Inheritance of Loss' won the Booker Prize in 2006. It was written by Kiran Desai.

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