Which of the following statements given below are correct? 1. Author of ‘Half of a Yellow Sun is Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. 2. Author of the novel ‘Middlesex’ is Jeffrey Eugenides. 3. Author of ‘Missile Gap’ is China Mieville.

1 and 2
2 and 3
1 and 3
1, 2 and 3

The correct answer is: A. 1 and 2

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is the author of the novel ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’. It is a story about the Nigerian Civil War. The novel won the Orange Prize for Fiction in 2007.

Jeffrey Eugenides is the author of the novel ‘Middlesex’. It is a story about a hermaphrodite. The novel won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2003.

China Mieville is the author of the novel ‘The City & the City’. It is a story about two cities that are separated by a border that is not visible to the people who live in the cities. The novel won the Arthur C. Clarke Award in 2009.

Option B is incorrect because China Mieville is not the author of ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’.

Option C is incorrect because China Mieville is not the author of ‘Middlesex’.

Option D is incorrect because China Mieville is not the author of ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’ and ‘Middlesex’.