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81 year old British writer M. John. Harrison won the Booker Prize for The End of Things and became the oldest winner; The work satirizes contemporary concerns in post-apocalyptic Britain, including issues such as Brexit, pandemics, and AI.
British writer M. John. M. John Harrison today won the Booker Prize, British literature’s highest honor, for his mystery novel “The End of Everything” (tentative translation).
Agence France-Presse reported that the work uses a dark satire to depict Britain’s post-apocalyptic era, echoing current outside world concerns about artificial intelligence (AI).
M., now 81 years old. John. Harrison became the oldest winner of the Booker Prize. The prize includes a bonus of 50,000 pounds (about NT$2.08 million), and may significantly increase the winner’s popularity and sales of works.
As a veteran of the British science fiction literary world, this is M. John. This is the first time Harrison has been nominated for this prestigious award, and critics say he is long overdue for this recognition.
M. John. Harrison defeated Malone, who was also a finalist. Marlon James, Douglas. Douglas Stuart, Elizabeth. Elizabeth Strout, Luke. Luke Kennard and Rebecca. Rebecca Perry.
The shortlisted works range from quirky novels set in 1980s Kingston to school satires set in modern London.
Jury chairwoman Mary Beard told a press conference that “The End of Everything” stands out not only because of its extremely sophisticated and sophisticated writing, but also because of its high ambition.
“The end of all things” is M. John. Harrison’s 13th novel is set on the stormy coast of England in the near future, which has been invaded by mysterious objects called Igetti. The story revolves around Philip Tennant, a beach cleaner, and his freedom-loving aunt Marnie, who suffers from dementia.
This brief, 198-page novel uses a dreamlike plot to point to issues such as Britain’s accession to the European Union (Brexit), the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic, and the intrusion of technology into daily life.
M. John. Harrison said of his work, “Current events provide thematic and satirical material.” “What happens when all our expectations and interpretations of the world turn into a perpetual disaster, but we still have to deal with it?”
He previously stated that the inspiration for writing this novel came from the 2008 financial crisis, and that he hoped to write a novel that explores “socially ambiguous events”.
M. John. Harrison was born in Rugby, England in 1945. He is the author of a large number of science fiction novels, including the Viriconium (temporary translation) saga series and the Kefahuchi Tract (the first part of the Kefahuchi Tract (temporary translation) trilogy, “Light” (temporary translation), which is considered a masterpiece of the genre.
M. John. Harrison is largely unknown to the general public except science fiction lovers; When he was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, The Daily Telegraph wrote: “At last he got the recognition he deserved.”
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British writer M. John. Harrison won the award for his novel The End of Everything and became the oldest winner of the Booker Prize at the age of 81, setting a new era record.
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The novel is set on the stormy coast of England in the near future, describing a world after an invasion by the mysterious object Igeti, and revolves around scavenger Denant and her crazy Aunt Marnie.
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Jury chair Mary Beard said the work was extremely well-written and ambitious; Harrison said the work draws on current events and a sense of disaster to explore how people continue to live when they cannot appropriately explain the world.
