The famous book, 'Chronicle of a Corpse Bearer' is written by
2014
The famous book, 'Chronicle of a Corpse Bearer' is written by
- A.
Vikram Seth
- B.
Kuldeep Nayar
- C.
Arundhati Roy
- D.
Cyrus Mistry
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Correct answer: D
The famous book 'Chronicle of a Corpse Bearer' is written by Cyrus Mistry.
Published in 2012, the novel tells the story of the Parsi community's corpse bearers (called khandhias or nussesalars) in pre-independence Bombay and the social discrimination they faced.
It won the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature in 2014 and the Sahitya Akademi Award for English in 2015.
Therefore, the correct answer is Cyrus Mistry.
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