Read the below statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Midnight’s Children explores India’s post-independence history through magical realism. Reason (R): The novel received the Booker Prize for its innovative narrative style.

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1. **A is true.** Salman Rushdie uses magical realism to show India’s post-independence history in *Midnight’s Children*.
2. **R is true.** The novel won the 1981 Booker Prize for its writing and style.
3. The prize is an award given after publication. It does not cause the book to use a certain style.
4. Therefore both statements are true, but the prize does not explain why the book explores history through magical realism.

FINAL_ANSWER: b

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