The UK author The Booker Prize for the year 2024, for her novel Orbital. The book is a story about six astronauts abroad the International Space Station rotating the Earth. Travelling at a speed of 17,000 miles per hour they observe the passages of weather across the fragility of borders and time zones. Written in lyrical language, Harvey brilliantly portrays snippets of each of the six individual life and the frailties of life on Earth.
The Booker Prize, officially known as The Booker Prize for Fiction, is one of the most prestigious literary awards in the English-speaking world. Established in 1969, it recognizes outstanding literary works and has played a crucial role in highlighting and promoting quality fiction. Here is an elaborate summary of the Booker Prize and its significance, followed by a list of all the winners since its inception:
The internationally acclaimed Irish writer won the most prized award in the book world - The Booker Prize, for 2023, for his novel Prophet Song.