The Booker Prize — as defined by the foundation of the same name — is “the leading literary award in the English speaking ...

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By Alex Marshall Reporting from London When Samantha Harvey started work on “Orbital ... miraculous novel” in a news conference before Tuesday’s announcement. The book centers on astronauts ...

Her Booker Prize-winning novel follows six astronauts on board a space station, observing them as they observe their home ...

Harvey beat five other finalists from Canada, the U.S., Australia and the Netherlands, chosen from among 156 novels submitted by publishers. Skip to main content Skip to main content Register for more ...

British writer Samantha Harvey won the prestigious Booker Prize on Tuesday for her short novel following six astronauts as they contemplate Earth from the International Space Station. Spanning the ...

Samantha Harvey has won this year's coveted literary ... It knocked me out." From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your ...

And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans ... Irish author Paul Lynch. Harvey is the first woman to win the Prize since 2019, with her book being the biggest ...

Samantha Harvey has won the 2024 Booker Prize for her science fiction novel Orbital. The novel follows six astronauts as they orbit the Earth for one day of their nine-month space mission.