Awards in Literature – Award winners List

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Awards in Literature – Award winners List

Award NameWinner/ Author – Book Name
Man Booker Prize 2016 WinnerPaul Beatty - The Sellout
Man Booker International Prize 2016 WinnersHan Kang (Author), Deborah Smith (Translator) - The Vegitarian
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2016 WinnerViet Thanh Nguyen - The Sympathizer
Saraswati Samman 2016Mahabaleshwar Sail (Konkani) - "Hawthan" (Novel)
Vyas Samman 2016Surinder Verma for poetry collection "Kaatna shami ka vriksha padma-pankhuri ki dhar se"
Jnanpith Award 2016Shankha Ghosh (Baengali)
Moortidevi Award 2016MP Veerendrakumar (Malayalam - for his work – Hymavathabhoovil)

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