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When you look at the question papers of SSC CHSL, SSC CGL, SSC MTS, IBPS PO, IBPS
Clerk, IBPS SO, IPPB Sc. I, LIC AAO, etc. you may find a lot of questions related to
Books and Authors. Questions based on Books and Authors form a part of the General
Awareness section of many Govt. and Bank exams. These books can be fiction, non-
fiction, biographies, novels, award-winning novels, critically acclaimed books, etc. But
chances are that if a particular book was in news, then it can be in your SSC CGL, CHSL,
MTS, etc. exam too!
Here's a list of important Books and Authors for 2020. We have divided the entire list
into fiction, non-fiction, biographies, novels, award-winning novels, critically acclaimed
books, etc. These books have been in news in for some reason or the other. You can also
find the book list of 2018-2019 and 2016-2017 in this article.
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Books Authors
A Commentary and Digest on The Air, Act 1981 Apoorva Kumar Singh
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Playing It My Way Sachin Tendulkar
Books Authors
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The Paradoxical Prime Minister Shashi Tharoor
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Exam Warriors Mr. Narendra Modi
Have a look at the Books and Authors of the Non-Fiction famous book. These books
from the year 2016-2017 will help you with the exams to understand the English
concepts better and help you score better.
Books Authors
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Bookless in Baghdad Shashi Tharoor
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2. Books and Authors List - Fiction
Imagining stories activate regions of your brain responsible for developing a better
understanding of others and also creating a new perspective. Fictional books are very
popular among readers so they often make the news.
Books Authors
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The White Tiger Aravind Adiga
Look over the Fiction Books and Authors of the year 2018-2019.
Books Authors
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Bihar Diaries Amit Lodha
Books Authors
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Wuthering Heights Emily Bronte
The adventures of
Mark Twain
Huckleberry Finn
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The Laughing Monsters Denis Johnson
Books Author
The Audacity
Barack Obama
Of hope
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Books Author
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Baburnama Babur
Books that win Pulitzer Prize, Man Booker Prize and other prizes are important too.
Here is a list of them:
2019
2018
2017
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1. The Underground Railroad - Colson Whitehead (Fiction)
2. The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between - Hisham Matar
(Autobiographies and Biographies)
3. Drama: Sweat Lynn Nottage
4. History: Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising in 1971 and It's Legacy
by Heather Ann Thompson
5. Poetry: Olio by Tyehimba Jess
2016
2015
2019
2018
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5. Everything Under - Daisy Johnson
6. The Mars Room - Rachel Kushner
2017
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