According to France 24, UK author M. John Harrison won the Booker Prize on Monday for his enigmatic novel "The End of Everything", which echoes concerns about artificial intelligence in a darkly satirical depiction of post-apocalyptic Britain.
NPR reported that M. John Harrison's slim novel is the first Booker Prize winner that's "emerged from the bona fide [sci-fi] world," according to the Booker Prize Foundation's chief executive.
According to BBC News, M John Harrison becomes the oldest ever winner of the prestigious literary award at the age of 81.
Al Jazeera wrote that the book uses dark humour and elusive narratives to cast a futuristic lens on modern politics post-calamity.
In its report, The Guardian said that the 81-year-old’s postapocalyptic novel The End of Everything takes home the £50,000 award. Guardian fiction editor Justine Jordan on M John Harrison’s win: A visionary writer gets the recognition he deserves.
This brief draws on reporting by France 24, NPR, BBC News, Al Jazeera and The Guardian.
