Britain Booker Prize
M. John Harrison poses with the trophy after winning the Booker Prize 2026 for his book "The End of Everything" during a ceremony at Old Billingsgate in London, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026.
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British science fiction writer M. John Harrison has won the prestigious Booker Prize for his novel "The End of Everything." The book, set on England’s Channel coast in the near future, explores themes of catastrophe and apocalypse. It centers on a beachcomber who discovers a mysterious artifact after society is shattered by an unspecified calamity. The judges praised the novel for its ambition and expert writing, noting its reflection of current political anxieties. Harrison, 81, is the oldest winner of the Booker Prize, which is open to English-language novels published in the U.K. and Ireland.
