Booker Prize
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India's Banu Mushtaq wins International Booker Prize for 'Heart Lamp' | Who is she?
India | May 21, 2025, 11:23 AM ISTThe tales in ‘Heart Lamp’, the first collection of short stories to win the prize, were written by Mushtaq over a period of over 30 years, from 1990 to 2023. It marks the second win for an Indian title since 2022.
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Booker Prize 2024 Longlist: British and US authors dominate among diverse global voices
Books & Culture | Jul 31, 2024, 07:36 AM ISTThe 2024 Booker Prize longlist is out! Discover a diverse range of global voices competing for the prestigious award. While British and American authors dominate, the list promises captivating stories and fresh perspectives.
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International Booker Prize 2024 shortlist revealed, check full list
Lifestyle | Apr 10, 2024, 12:58 PM ISTThe winner will be announced on May 21st at London's Tate Modern. The event will be live-streamed on the Booker Prizes' channels and presented by YouTuber Jack Edwards.
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Who is Chetna Maroo whose debut novel 'Western Lane' made it to the longlist of Booker Prize 2023?
Books & Culture | Aug 02, 2023, 05:46 PM ISTChetna Maroo's debut novel titled Western Lane has made it to the longlist of 13 books shortlisted for the prestigious 2023 Booker Prize.
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Geetanjali Shree's Tomb of Sand wins International Booker Prize, first for Hindi novel
World | May 27, 2022, 10:55 AM IST‘Tomb of Sand’, originally ‘Ret Samadhi’, is set in northern India and follows an 80-year-old woman in a tale the Booker judges dubbed a "joyous cacophony" and an "irresistible novel".
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Scottish writer Douglas Stuart's 'Shuggie Bain' wins 2020 Booker Prize
Books & Culture | Nov 20, 2020, 11:56 AM ISTScottish writer Douglas Stuart's "Shuggie Bain" was named the winner of the 50,000 pounds 2020 Booker Prize for Fiction.
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Jury breaks rules, Booker Prize awarded jointly to Atwood & Evaristo
Books & Culture | Oct 15, 2019, 01:13 PM ISTMargaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo jointly won the 2019 Booker Prize on Monday after judges "flout" the rules by declaring a tie. British Indian novelist Salman Rushdie's tragicomic 'Quichotte' was among the six books shortlisted for the prize.
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Indian author Jeet Thayil on International Booker Prize judging panel
World | Jul 11, 2019, 04:38 PM ISTAward-winning Indian author Jeet Thayil will make up a five-member judging panel for the 2020 International Booker Prize, the world's leading literary award for translated fiction announced in London on Thursday as it opened for submissions for the next year.
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Indian author Arundhati Roy nominated in Man Booker Prize List 2017 for ‘The Ministry of Utmost Happiness’
Books & Culture | Aug 03, 2017, 03:30 PM ISTArundhati Roy is the only author on the list to have already won the UK’s most prestigious literary prize.
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'Alarming Times for Free Expression in India': Salman Rushdie Backs Authors
India | Oct 13, 2015, 11:28 AM ISTNew Delhi/Chandigarh: Booker Prize winning author Salman Rushdie on Monday joined the growing chorus of protests by writers and poets against spread of "communal poison" and "rising intolerance" in the country even as 12 more
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Indian-American author Akhil Sharma wins UK literary prize
World | Mar 24, 2015, 01:55 PM ISTLondon: An Indian American novelist Akhil Sharma beat authors from around the world to win a prestigious British literary prize here created as a reaction to perceived weaknesses of the Man Booker prize.The Delhi-born author's
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Salman Rushdie lashes out at Jnanpith winner Bhalchandra Nemade
India | Feb 08, 2015, 08:26 PM ISTNew Delhi: Salman Rushdie, winner of the prestigious Booker Prize, is once again in news for all wrong reasons.This time he has couted controversy for using abusive language against Jnanpith award winning Marathi writer Bhalchandra
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Anna Movement Seems Part Of A Copybook World Bank Agenda, Says Arundhati Roy
India | Aug 30, 2011, 09:26 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 30: Booker Prize winning writer Arundhati Roy on Tuesday cast doubts over Anna Hazare's anti-graft campaign saying the civil society's Jan Lokpal Bill is a “dangerous piece of legislation”. “I am skeptical
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Hilary Mantel Wins Booker For Gripping 16th Century Tale
World | Oct 07, 2009, 01:17 AM ISTIn a short-list bereft of Indian writers, this year's Man Booker prize has gone to British novelist Hilary Mantel for her gripping 16th century tale titled 'Wolf Hall'. Mantel, 57, received 50,000 pounds as prize