Booker Prize
British literary award established in 1969
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| March 12 2025 |
Orbital
Publication of a translation with ISBN 9788383602028
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| 2024 |
Orbital
Novel 'Orbital' is shortlisted for the Orwell Prize in the Political Fiction category.
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| 2024 |
Orbital
Novel 'Orbital' is shortlisted for the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize.
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| 2024 |
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Harvey's 'Orbital' is awarded the Hawthornden Prize, further cementing its critical acclaim.
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| 2024 |
Orbital
The novel 'Orbital' wins the prestigious Booker Prize, recognizing its outstanding literary merit.
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| November 14 2024 |
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German translation of 'Orbital' published by dtv in Munich
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| March 27 2024 |
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French translation of the novel 'Orbital' published by Flammarion, translated by Claro
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| 2023 |
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Samantha Harvey publishes the novel 'Orbital', exploring the experiences of six astronauts over 24 hours on a space station, blending science fiction, literary fiction, and philosophical drama.
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| 2020 |
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Harvey completes writing Orbital during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, overcoming her earlier hesitations about writing about space.
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| 2018 |
Winners and nominated authors of the Booker Prize
Michael Ondaatje wins the special 'Golden Booker' prize celebrating 50 years of the award for his novel The English Patient.
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| 2016 |
Winners and nominated authors of the Booker Prize
Paul Beatty wins the Booker Prize for 'The Sellout', published by Oneworld
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| 2014 |
Winners and nominated authors of the Booker Prize
Richard Flanagan wins the Booker Prize for 'The Narrow Road to the Deep North', published by Chatto & Windus
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| 2014 |
Winners and nominated authors of the Booker Prize
The Booker Prize is opened for the first time to any work published in the United Kingdom and written in English, expanding its eligibility criteria.
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| 2013 |
Winners and nominated authors of the Booker Prize
Eleanor Catton wins the Booker Prize for 'The Luminaries', published by Granta
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| 2012 |
Winners and nominated authors of the Booker Prize
Hilary Mantel wins the Booker Prize for 'Bring Up the Bodies', published by 4th Estate
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| 2011 |
Winners and nominated authors of the Booker Prize
Julian Barnes wins the Booker Prize for 'The Sense of an Ending', published by Jonathan Cape
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| 2010 |
Orbital
Emma Harvey begins writing the novel Orbital, initially writing about 5,000 words before stopping due to concerns about her limited knowledge of space travel.
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| 2010 |
Winners and nominated authors of the Booker Prize
Howard Jacobson wins the Booker Prize for 'The Finkler Question', published by Bloomsbury
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| 2010 |
Winners and nominated authors of the Booker Prize
The Lost Man Booker Prize was awarded, recognizing novels published in 1970 that were originally ineligible for the Booker Prize due to changes in the prize's rules that year.
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