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Center Owned by Deccan Chronicle HoldingsBritish Author M John Harrison Wins Booker Prize for The End of Everything
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British author M John Harrison, an 81‑year‑old science‑fiction writer, won the 2026 Booker Prize for his novel ‘The End of Everything’. The award was announced at a ceremony in London on Monday, November 9, where he beat five other shortlisted authors. At 81, Harrison becomes the oldest writer to receive the prestigious literary honour, capping a writing career that has spanned 60 years.
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London: British author M John Harrison was named the winner of the 2026 Booker Prize for his dystopian satire ‘The End of Everything’ at a ceremony here on Monday night. Aged 81, Harrison becomes the oldest author to win the prestigious literary prize after a writing career spanning 60 years. Just…
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London: British author M John Harrison was named the winner of the 2026 Booker Prize for his dystopian satire ‘The End of Everything’ at a ceremony in London. Aged 81, Harrison becomes the oldest author to win the prestigious literary prize after a writing career spanning 60 years. Just 198 pages…
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LONDON: British author M John Harrison won the 2026 Booker Prize on Monday (November 09) night for "The End of Everything", a dystopian satire that the judges called a book that leaves you with "a twinge of optimism" about the world. At 81, Harrison becomes the oldest winner of the prize, after a…
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Fiction authors from the UK dominated the shortlist of the 2026 Booker, including Scottish American past winner Douglas Stuart - shortlisted this year for 'John of John'.
