Canadian novelist Margaret Atwood and British author Bernadine Evaristo won the 2019 Booker Prize and will splite the prize money.
The hedge fund company Man Group announced it will be ending its sponsorship of the Man Booker Prize, Britain's most prestigious literary award.
Each shortlisted author will receive £2,500 and a specially-bound edition of their book.
%%excerpt%% Established writers and first-time novellists feature on the Longlist for the 2018 Man Booker Prize. Including the first graphic novel to ever be nominated.
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