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The Booker Prize, the world’s most prestigious award for a single work of fiction, has been highlighted again as its winner was announced. The article reviewed its history, eligibility evolution, and noted new expansions like the Children’s Booker Prize launching in 2026.
Description:
- One of the world’s most prestigious literary prizes given for a single work of fiction.
- Established: 1969, in the United Kingdom.
- Earlier restricted to Commonwealth → now global.
Objective:
- To recognise, promote and reward the best fiction novel of the year, written in English.
Eligibility:
- Must be originally written in English (NOT a translation).
- Must be published in the UK or Ireland.
- Self-published works are NOT eligible.
- Nationality of the author does not matter.
Prize Money:
- Winner receives: £50,000
- Shortlisted authors receive: £2,500 each
Booker Prize Foundation:
- Established as a registered charity in 2002
- Administers:
- Booker Prize (for Fiction)
- Man Booker International Prize (since 2005)
India-linked:
- 2025 Winner → David Szalay for novel “Flesh”
- 2024 Winner → Banu Mushtaq (Kannada) for “Heart Lamp”
- 1st Kannada author to win
- 1st short story collection to ever win International Booker
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