British Author Samantha Harvey Wins 2024 Booker Prize
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deadline.comBritish author Samantha Harvey has won the 2024 Booker Prize award with her latest novel Orbital. The novel was announced as the winner at a ceremony at Old Billingsgate Market in London on Tuesday.
Harvey’s book is the first story set in space to win the prestigious prize. The book follows the tale of six fictional astronauts on the International Space Station.
Harvey is the first woman to win the award since 2019. Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo shared the award that year. The Booker winner takes home a £50,000 cash prize.
Accepting the award, Harvey dedicated the prize to “all the people who speak for and not against the Earth and work for and not against peace”.
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