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What prize did The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye win in 1995?

  • Aga Khan Prize for Fiction

  • Orange Prize for Fiction

  • Costa Novel Award

  • Pulitzer Prize

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The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye won the Aga Khan Prize for Fiction in 1995. This prize is given annually to a novel that "presents an accurate and authentic picture of Muslim life, manners and customs." The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye is a fantasy novel set in India and tells the story of a young boy who discovers a magical djinn in a bottle.
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