M John Harrison wins Booker Prize 2026

British author M John Harrison won the 2026 Booker Prize for his dystopian satire novel, ‘The End of Everything’.

Key Facts

At 81 years old, Harrison became the oldest author ever to win the Booker Prize, capping a writing career spanning 60 years.
At just 198 pages, ‘The End of Everything’ was the shortest novel featured on the 2026 shortlist.
Judges selected the book for its ability to turn readers upside down and elicit a wry smile, noting that despite its dystopian subject matter, it leaves readers with a twinge of optimism.
The 2025 Booker Prize was awarded to ‘Flesh’ by David Szalay (Hungarian British author).

About Booker Prize

Established in 1969, the Booker Prize is awarded annually to the best full-length novel written in English and published in the UK or Ireland.

Indian & Indian-Origin Booker Prize Winners

V. S. Naipaul (1971): ‘In a Free State’ (First person of Indian origin to win).
Salman Rushdie (1981): ‘Midnight’s Children’ (Also won the special "Booker of Bookers" in 1993 and "Best of the Booker" in 2008).
Arundhati Roy (1997): ‘The God of Small Things’ (First Indian citizen and first female Indian author to win).
Kiran Desai (2006): ‘The Inheritance of Loss’.
Aravind Adiga (2008): ‘The White Tiger’.