M. John Harrison, 81, wins Booker Prize for sci-fi novel 'The End of Everything'
Becomes oldest winner in prize's history; judges praise 'extraordinary, expert writing'
British science fiction writer M. John Harrison, aged 81, has won the 2026 Booker Prize for his novel 'The End of Everything', becoming the oldest winner in the award's history. The book, a satirical dystopian tale set on England's Channel coast after an unspecified calamity, was described by judges as combining 'huge ambition' and 'extraordinary, expert writing.'