Booker Prize
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Contenders in the fiction categories ranged from seasoned novelists like Michael Connelly to breakouts including Saou Ichikawa, whose debut novel, “Hunchback,” was longlisted for the 2025 International Booker Prize.
From Los Angeles Times
Roy, whose novel "The God of Small Things" won the 1997 Booker Prize, had been announced as a festival guest to present a restored version of the 1989 film "In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones", in which she starred and wrote the screenplay.
From Barron's
If he’s an aficionado of fiction, there’s quite a few in the latest Booker Prize shortlist.
From MarketWatch
Barnes won the Booker Prize in 2011 for his 11th novel, The Sense of An Ending, after being previously shortlisted three times.
From BBC
In addition to receiving the Globes honor, Parker spent 2025 judging the Booker Prize, for which she read 153 books.
From Los Angeles Times
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