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2020 Booker Prize Winner: Douglas Stuart
The Booker Prize 2020 has been awarded to Douglas Stuart, a Scottish Writer, for his..

by Sukanya Prabhakar / 23 Nov 2020 16:59 PM IST / 0 Comment(s) / 114

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The Booker Prize 2020 has been awarded to Douglas Stuart, a Scottish Writer, for his debut novel in the fiction category: Shuggie Bain.

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