Which writer won the Booker Prize in 1991 for The Famished Road?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Ben Okri
- Step 1: The book follows a spirit child. Step 2. It won the Booker Prize in 1991. Answer: Ben Okri. Why not the others: Achebe and Soyinka did not win the Booker, and Ngugi is Kenyan.
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