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Banu Mushtaq and Deepa Bhasti won 'International Booker Prize' for 'Heart Lamp' in 2025 while David Szalay has won the Booker Prize in 2025 for his novel 'Flesh". What is the difference between the two prizes?

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. They are the same.
  2. The nomenclature changed since 2011.
  3. Booker Prize is for the books written in English while 'International Booker Prize' is for the books written in other languages and translated in English.
  4. 'International Booker Prize' is given to Writers from Asia and Africa.

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Booker Prize is for the books written in English while 'International Booker Prize' is for the books written in other languages and translated in English.