Question

Which of the following authors has not been awarded Pulitzer Prize?

• A. Paul Harding
• B. Donna Tartt
• C. Adam Johnson
• D. Jhumpa Lahiri
• E. Arundhuti Roy

Hint:

Remember: Arundhuti Roy = Booker Prize (1997). Jhumpa Lahiri, Donna Tartt, Paul Harding, and Adam Johnson = Pulitzer Prize winners.

Answer 1

Answer: (E)

Step 1: Recall Pulitzer Prize winners.
- Paul Harding: Won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2010 for his novel Tinkers.
- Donna Tartt: Won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2014 for The Goldfinch.
- Adam Johnson: Won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2013 for The Orphan Master’s Son.
- Jhumpa Lahiri: Won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2000 for Interpreter of Maladies.
Step 2: About Arundhuti Roy.
Arundhuti Roy is a celebrated Indian author who won the Booker Prize in 1997 for her novel The God of Small Things, but she has never been awarded the Pulitzer Prize.
Step 3: Elimination of options.
Since all the other listed authors have received the Pulitzer, the only one who has not is Arundhuti Roy.
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