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Generate QuizWhich Indian author was the first to be shortlisted for the Booker Prize?
- R.K. Narayan
- Anita Desai
- Salman Rushdie
- Arundhati Roy
Answer: Anita Desai
Anita Desai was the first Indian author to be shortlisted for the Booker Prize, with her novel 'Clear Light of Day' in 1980. She was shortlisted three times before Salman Rushdie won in 1981.