Concept:This question tests your knowledge of famous authors and their award-winning works, specifically the connection between Michael Ondaatje and his novel The English Patient, which won the Booker Prize.
Explanation:The English Patient was published in 1992 and won the Booker Prize for fiction. In 2018, it was awarded the Golden Booker for the best novel from the prize's 50-year history. The story is set in an Italian villa during World War II and revolves around a severely burned, mysterious man. The novel explores the intertwined lives of four characters and delves into themes of love, loss, identity, and memory. Later adapted into Oscar-winning film in 1996, the novel's poetic prose and layered storytelling have made it a classic. Among the given options, only Michael Ondaatje, a Sri Lankan-Canadian author, wrote this book. The other writers are known for different Booker Prize-winning works: Ian McEwan for Amsterdam (1998), Kazuo Ishiguro for The Remains of the Day (1989), and Salman Rushdie for Midnight's Children (1981).
Answer:A. Michael Ondaatje