Which of the statements given below are correct? 1. The author of ‘Forty Thieves’ is Jonathan Franzen. 2. Author of ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’ is Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. 3. Author of ‘Middlesex’ is Jeffrey Eugenides.

The correct answer is: C. 1 and 3

1. The author of ‘Forty Thieves’ is Jonathan Franzen.

False. The author of ‘Forty Thieves’ is James Patterson.

1. Author of ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’ is Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

True.

1. Author of ‘Middlesex’ is Jeffrey Eugenides.

True.

Therefore, the only correct statements are 1 and 3.