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Desai youngest ever woman author to land Booker Reuters.uk - 54 minutes ago By Paul Majendie. LONDON (Reuters) - Indian writer Kiran Desai on Tuesday succeeded where her mother failed and became the youngest woman ever to win the Booker Prize, one of the world's most prestigious literary awards. Desai Beats Bettors' Favorites to Win $92,773 Man Booker Prize Bloomberg Sarah Waters, Kiran Desai favourites for Booker Daily News & Analysis Toronto Star - The Age - ChronicleHerald.ca - Forbes all 103 news articles

No doubt this is a matter of pride for us but,Of late it has becom fashionable to select an indian for the Booker prize, this trend began with Vikram seth and his ' A Suitable boy' considered to be the longest novel ever written......