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British author Salman Rushdie won the “Best of the Booker” prize on Thursday to mark the 40th anniversary of one of the world’s most prestigious literary awards.
“Midnight’s Children” won the Booker Prize in 1981, and the Indian-born writer was...
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Salman Rushdie was named winner of the Best of the Booker award for Midnight’s Children, the Man Booker website reported
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