Los Angeles, Nov. 10 -- British author M. John Harrison has won the 2026 Booker Prize for his novel The End of Everything, one of the most prestigious accolades in fiction. At 81, Harrison has also made history as the oldest-ever recipient of the award.

The winner was announced on Monday at a ceremony held at London's Old Billingsgate, a former fish market. Harrison will take home prize money of GBP 50,000 (approximately USD 67,000). This year's judging committee was led by historian Mary Beard and included poet Raymond Antrobus, writer Patricia Lockwood, critic Rebecca Liu, and Jarvis Cocker, lead singer of the British band Pulp, as per CNN.

"'The End of Everything' can be read as a thriller, a mystery, a satire, a dystopia, a road nov...