Science fiction writer M. John Harrison wins the Man Booker Prize for the novel "The End of Everything".
The award website states that "The End of Everything" is a satirical dystopia.
The novel takes place years after a mysterious disaster that led to the collapse of the normal social order. As the BBC notes, readers called the novel "dark but brilliant", while others said it was "dreamlike and confusing".
John Harrison is 81 years old. He became the oldest winner of the Booker Prize.
Photo: the official website of Peres Booker.