UK author M John Harrison’s End of Everything wins Booker Prize
Summary
British author M John Harrison won the 2026 Booker Prize for his science-fiction novel, The End of Everything. At 81, he is the oldest winner in the award’s history, and the novel is the first science-fiction work to receive the prize.Key Facts
- The judging panel unanimously chose Harrison’s 198-page novel.
- The book is set on the southeast English coast after an unspecified calamity and the arrival of mysterious alien entities.
- The story follows a beachcomber who lives with his aunt and finds a shape-shifting object on the shore.
- Harrison received £50,000, about $67,000, at a ceremony in London.
- He beat five other finalists, including previous Booker winners Douglas Stuart and Marlon James.
- Harrison is two years older than Margaret Atwood was when she won the prize in 2019.
- Founded in 1969, the Booker Prize recognizes English-language novels published in the UK and Ireland.
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