Who is the author of 'Burnt Sugar', which was shortlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize?

"Burnt Sugar" is the debut novel of Avni Doshi. It was first published in India in 2019 under the title "Girl in White Cotton" and then in the UK and USA in 2020 as "Burnt Sugar". It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2020.

About the novel:

• It is set in Pune, Maharashtra.
• It tells the story of Antara, an artist, and her complicated relationship with her mother, Tara, who is developing dementia (memory loss).
• In her youth, Tara had been rebellious; she left her marriage, lived in an ashram and spent time with her guru, often neglecting Antara.
• As Tara's memory fades, Antara tries to take care of her while struggling with anger, guilt and her own memories of a difficult childhood.
• The novel explores mother-daughter relationships, memory, identity and forgiveness.

About Avni Doshi:

• She was born in 1982 in New Jersey, USA, to a family of Gujarati origin, and later lived in India and Dubai.
• She studied art history and worked as an art curator before writing.
• The 2020 Booker Prize was won by Douglas Stuart for "Shuggie Bain".

Other recent Indian-origin authors:

• Megha Majumdar: "A Burning" (2020), a novel about three characters in Kolkata after a terrorist attack.
• Deepa Anappara: "Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line" (2020), about children investigating disappearances in an Indian slum; won the Edgar Award.
• Jhumpa Lahiri: "Interpreter of Maladies" (Pulitzer Prize, 2000), "The Namesake", "The Lowland".
• Geetanjali Shree: "Tomb of Sand" (International Booker Prize, 2022).

Indian-origin Booker Prize winners: V. S. Naipaul (1971), Salman Rushdie (1981), Arundhati Roy (1997), Kiran Desai (2006) and Aravind Adiga (2008).

Why not the other options?

• ✗Megha Majumdar wrote "A Burning".
• ✗Deepa Anappara wrote "Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line".
• ✗Jhumpa Lahiri wrote "Interpreter of Maladies".