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Booker Prize 2026: M. John Harrison wins for The End of Everything

The dystopian novel was chosen from a shortlist of six. Harrison received the £50,000 prize.

British author M. John Harrison won the 2026 Booker Prize for The End of Everything, the Booker Prize Foundation announced on 9 November at a ceremony at Old Billingsgate in London. A panel chaired by Mary Beard chose the book from six finalists.

Set on the Kent coast in the near future, the novel follows a beachcomber and his aunt as society breaks down. It is Harrison’s 13th novel and the first Booker win for independent publisher Serpent’s Tail, according to the foundation.

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