M. John Harrison’s ‘The End of Everything’ Wins Booker Prize
M. John Harrison’s dystopian tale “The End of Everything” beat out higher profile books by Marlon James, Elizabeth Strout and Douglas Stuart.
The New York Times 1 day ago
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Michael John Harrison, known for publication purposes primarily as M. John Harrison, is an English author and literary critic. His work includes the Viriconium sequence of novels and short stories (1971–1984), Climbers (1989), and the Kefahuchi Tract trilogy, which consists of Light (2002), Nova Swing (2006) and Empty Space (2012). His novel The End of Everything won the Booker Prize in 2026.
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M. John Harrison’s dystopian tale “The End of Everything” beat out higher profile books by Marlon James, Elizabeth Strout and Douglas Stuart.
The New York Times 1 day ago
After years on the margins, Harrison’s win for this resonantly disturbing dystopia brings the visionary writer the recognition he deservesM John Harrison becomes first science fiction author to win the Booker prizeA Booker prize for M John Harrison, at 81 the oldest ever winner, symbolises an ext...
The Guardian 2 days ago