Man Booker Prize

Omani author Jokha Alharthi wins Man Booker International Prize for ‘Celestial Bodies’

The book tells the story of three sisters confronting Oman’s slave-owning past and a complex modern world.

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· May 22, 2019 · 12:22 pm
Anna Burns becomes the first author from Northern Ireland to win Man Booker Prize

Her novel, ‘Milkman’, tells the story of an 18-year-old girl being pursued by a much older person.

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· Oct 17, 2018 · 07:52 am
Polish author Olga Tokarczuk wins 2018 Man Booker International Prize for ‘Flights’

The book’s translator, Jennifer Croft, will receive half of the £50,000 cash prize.

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· May 23, 2018 · 08:29 am

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Jamaican author Marlon James wins Man Booker Prize 2015

James said he hoped his win would bring more attention to Caribbean writing.

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· Oct 14, 2015 · 01:45 pm