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Booker Prize

British writer Harvey wins Booker Prize for space story 'Orbital'

Harvey said she wrote the novel while stuck at home during the pandemic.

13 November 2024, 12:07 IST

British writer Harvey wins Booker Prize for space story 'Orbital'

British writer Harvey wins Booker Prize for space story 'Orbital'

British writer Harvey wins Booker Prize for space story 'Orbital'

13 November 2024, 12:07 IST

Women authors from across continents dominate Booker Prize 2024 shortlist

The Booker Prize 2024 ceremony will take place on November 12 at Old Billingsgate in London, with the winner receiving GBP 50,000 and a trophy named Iris after Booker winner Iris Murdoch

18 September 2024, 10:30 IST

Women authors from across continents dominate Booker Prize 2024 shortlist

Women authors from across continents dominate Booker Prize 2024 shortlist

Women authors from across continents dominate Booker Prize 2024 shortlist

18 September 2024, 10:30 IST

Singing. About dark times

'We live in a world where people want to be consoled; they don’t want the truth. But I think the job of serious fiction is to be as truthful as possible.'

17 February 2024, 22:24 IST

Singing. About dark times

Singing. About dark times

Singing. About dark times

17 February 2024, 22:24 IST

Indian-origin novelist bags Singapore's highest arts accolade

A Singaporean of Swiss-Indian parentage, Chand, is the first English-language female writer to be conferred the award since Ho Minfong in 1997.

06 December 2023, 13:29 IST

Indian-origin novelist bags Singapore's highest arts accolade

Indian-origin novelist bags Singapore's highest arts accolade

Indian-origin novelist bags Singapore's highest arts accolade

06 December 2023, 13:29 IST

Irish author Paul Lynch's 'Prophet Song' wins Booker Prize 2023

Among the six shortlisted works was Kenya-born Chetna Maroo's novel set within the context of the British Gujarati milieu, which was praised by the Booker judges for its use of the sport of squash as a metaphor for complex human emotions

27 November 2023, 02:06 IST

Irish author Paul Lynch's 'Prophet Song' wins Booker Prize 2023

Irish author Paul Lynch's 'Prophet Song' wins Booker Prize 2023

Irish author Paul Lynch's 'Prophet Song' wins Booker Prize 2023

27 November 2023, 02:06 IST

India-born author Nandini Das wins 2023 British Academy Book Prize

The UK-based academic’s debut work, described as the “true origin story of Britain and India told through England’s first diplomatic mission to the Mughal courts”, was revealed as this year’s winner at a ceremony at the British Academy in London on Tuesday evening.

01 November 2023, 04:52 IST

India-born author Nandini Das wins 2023 British Academy Book Prize

India-born author Nandini Das wins 2023 British Academy Book Prize

India-born author Nandini Das wins 2023 British Academy Book Prize

01 November 2023, 04:52 IST

Indian-origin author Chetna Maroo’s debut novel shortlisted for Booker Prize 2023

Kenya-born Maroo’s novel set within the context of the British Gujarati milieu has been praised by the Booker judges for its use of the sport of squash as a metaphor for complex human emotions.

21 September 2023, 23:33 IST

Indian-origin author Chetna Maroo’s debut novel shortlisted for Booker Prize 2023

Indian-origin author Chetna Maroo’s debut novel shortlisted for Booker Prize 2023

Indian-origin author Chetna Maroo’s debut novel shortlisted for Booker Prize 2023

21 September 2023, 23:33 IST

Booker Prize is a boost for Sri Lankan writers

This year’s shortlist of Booker Prize contenders included some accomplished writers from across the world. Ultimately, Karunatilaka’s book trumped all

21 October 2022, 01:37 IST

Booker Prize is a boost for Sri Lankan writers

Booker Prize is a boost for Sri Lankan writers

Booker Prize is a boost for Sri Lankan writers

21 October 2022, 01:37 IST

Corruption, cronyism won't work: Booker Prize winner

'The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida' is about a photographer who wakes up dead, with a week to ask his friends to find his photos and expose the brutality of war

19 October 2022, 06:59 IST

Corruption, race baiting and cronyism will not work: Lanka's Booker Prize winner Karunatilaka

Corruption, race baiting and cronyism will not work: Lanka's Booker Prize winner Karunatilaka

Corruption, cronyism won't work: Booker Prize winner

19 October 2022, 06:59 IST

Sri Lankan Shehan Karunatilaka wins 2022 Booker Prize

Set in 1990 Sri Lanka during the country's civil war, Karunatilaka's story follows gay war photographer and gambler Maali Almeida, who wakes up dead

18 October 2022, 02:34 IST

Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka wins 2022 Booker Prize

Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka wins 2022 Booker Prize

Sri Lankan Shehan Karunatilaka wins 2022 Booker Prize

18 October 2022, 02:34 IST