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M. John Harrison wins Booker Prize at 81 with post-apocalyptic novel
O veterano da ficção científica britânica superou Margaret Atwood como o vencedor mais velho da história do prêmio literário, que concede 50 mil libras ao autor.
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- What happened
- O autor M. John Harrison venceu o Booker Prize de 2026 com seu romance distópico "The End of Everything".
- Who is affected
- Leitores de literatura contemporânea, o autor M. John Harrison e os demais finalistas do prêmio.
- What changes
- O vencedor recebe um prêmio de 50 mil libras e ganha maior projeção de vendas e alcance literário.
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Sources
- UK writer M. John Harrison wins Booker prize for AI-tinged apocalyptic novel — France 24
- 'Baffling but brilliant' post-apocalyptic novel The End of Everything wins Booker Prize — BBC News — principais
- M. John Harrison’s ‘The End of Everything’ Wins Booker Prize — The New York Times — principais
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