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Author George Saunders of the United States with his book Lincoln in the Bardo during a photocall after being announced winner of the 2017 Man Booker Prize, in London. (Photo: AP)

US author George Saunders wins Man Booker Prize for 'Lincoln in the...

The book is based on a real visit Abraham Lincoln made in 1862 to the body of his 11-year-old son Willie in a Washington...

18 Oct 2017 2:55 AM GMT

Literature like any other art form changes and shifts over time in terms of tone, content and level of experimentation, says Chair of judges, The Man Booker Prize, Lola, Baroness Young

Lola, Baroness Young speaks on Booker shortlist, says there is...

Chair of judges for Man Booker Prize speaks about shortlisting the six books for acclaimed award, literature and her...

13 Sep 2017 2:41 PM GMT

Burns is the first Briton to win the prize since Man Booker began permitting authors of any nationality, writing in English and published in UK and Ireland. (Photo: AP)

Man Booker Prize: Anna Burns becomes first winner from Northern...

This year's shortlist -- whittled down from 13 -- pitted four female writers against two men.

17 Oct 2018 3:10 AM GMT

Born in Paignton, UK, in 1990, Johnson debuted in the literary world with a short story collection Fen in 2016.

I have been writing since before I knew what a writer was, says Daisy...

British writer speaks about becoming the youngest author to make it to the Man Booker shortlist.

10 Oct 2018 10:21 AM GMT

This is the first year that novels published in Ireland are eligible for the prize. (Photo: themanbookerprize.com)

The Man Booker Prize 2018 Longlist announced: Here are the book...

The list was chosen from 171 submission, the highest number of titles put forward in the prize's 50-year-history.

24 July 2018 11:14 AM GMT

Author Nick Drnasos creation was among this years longlist of 13 books that were selected by a panel of five judges.

Man Booker Prize 2018: Longlist sees graphic novel for first time in...

Sabrina, by US author Nick Drnaso, is about a vanished young woman and the 24-hour aftermath.

24 July 2018 9:54 AM GMT

The list also includes Pakistani authors Mohsin Hamid and Kamila Shamsie (Photo: AFP)

Arundhati Roy's comeback novel makes it to Man Booker longlist

Roy's second novel is among 13 others on the list and she is the only one to have won the prize previously.

27 July 2017 7:10 AM GMT