Multiple choice general knowledge

Who among the following is not among the six authors shortlisted for the 2009 Man Booker Prize winner announced?

  1. Sarah Waters

  2. J M Coetzee

  3. AS Byatt

  4. Nick Hornby

  5. Adam Foulds
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The 2009 Man Booker Prize shortlist comprised AS Byatt (winner for 'The Children's Book'), Sarah Waters ('The Little Stranger'), J.M. Coetzee ('Summertime'), Adam Foulds ('The Quickening Maze'), Simon Mawer ('The Glass Room'), and Hilary Mantel ('Wolf Hall'). Nick Hornby, despite his contemporary literary prominence, was not among the six shortlisted authors that year.

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