Multiple choice general knowledge

Who among the following was the first to win the Booker Prize?

  1. William Golding

  2. PH Newby

  3. JM Coetzee

  4. Peter Carey
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B Correct answer
Explanation

PH Newby won the first Booker Prize in 1969 for his novel 'Something to Answer For'. The prize was established that year, making him the inaugural recipient. William Golding won later (in 1980 for Rites of Passage), as did the other authors listed.

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