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GATE 2026 XH2 (English) – Question 63

Contemporary Literary Cultures and Research Methodologies · Literary Cultures: Major literary awards and prizes, literary festivals, associations and networks · 2 marks · Multiple select

Which of the following Caribbean author/s won the Nobel Prize for Literature?

  1. Derek Walcott
  2. V. S. Naipaul
  3. Wilson Harris
  4. George Lamming

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Correct answer: (A) Derek Walcott; (B) V. S. Naipaul

Explanation

Derek Walcott (from St Lucia) won the Nobel Prize in 1992 and V. S. Naipaul (born in Trinidad) won in 2001. Wilson Harris and George Lamming are major Caribbean writers who did not win.