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๐Ÿ† Literary Awards

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Booker Prize

UK's most prestigious literary award for the best novel written in English

UK 1969 Literary Awards

๐Ÿ† Key Facts

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Awarded annually since 1969 to the best novel written in English published in the UK

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Indian winners include Arundhati Roy (The God of Small Things, 1997), Salman Rushdie (Midnight's Children, 1981)

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Since 2014, open to novels in English from any country; prize worth ยฃ50,000

Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children won the "Booker of Bookers" โ€” best Booker Prize winner ever

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๐Ÿ† Literary Awards

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๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง UK

Year / Era

1969

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UK's most prestigious literary award for the best novel written in English