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British author Samantha Harvey wins Booker prize for Orbital
Orbital by Samantha Harvey, the only British writer shortlisted this year, has won the 2024 Booker prize. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub Harvey’s tale of six fictional astronauts on the International Space Station was “unanimously” chosen from a shortlist of six novels according to the artist and author Edmund de Waal, who chaired the panel of judges. The book, which follows its characters over the course of a day as they experience 16 sunrises and 16 sunsets, is a “finely crafted meditation on the Earth, beauty and human aspiration,” wrote Alexandra Harris in her Guardian review. Samantha Harvey’s ‘beautiful and ambitious’ Orbital wins Booker prize ► https://ift.tt/YQ60xaE ‘This is a book we need now’: Sara Collins on choosing this year’s Booker winner ► https://ift.tt/51iwVbz Orbital by Samantha Harvey – an extraordinary tale of our place in the cosmos ► https://ift.tt/YQ60xaE The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► https://ift.tt/PN1Axo5 Website ► https://ift.tt/aQIO5S9 Facebook ►https://ift.tt/Xrloksj Twitter ► https://twitter.com/guardian Instagram ► https://ift.tt/PV3ukEi The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs It's Complicated ► https://bit.ly/ItsComplicatedSubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #bookerprize #orbital #samanthaharvey #booker #space #internationalspacestation #fiction
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Orbital by Samantha Harvey, the only British writer shortlisted this year, has won the 2024 Booker prize. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub Harvey’s tale of six fictional astronauts on the International Space Station was “unanimously” chosen from a shortlist of six novels according to the artist and author Edmund de Waal, who chaired the panel of judges. The book, which follows its characters over the course of a day as they experience 16 sunrises and 16 sunsets, is a “finely crafted meditation on the Earth, beauty and human aspiration,” wrote Alexandra Harris in her Guardian review. Samantha Harvey’s ‘beautiful and ambitious’ Orbital wins Booker prize ► https://ift.tt/YQ60xaE ‘This is a book we need now’: Sara Collins on choosing this year’s Booker winner ► https://ift.tt/51iwVbz Orbital by Samantha Harvey – an extraordinary tale of our place in the cosmos ► https://ift.tt/YQ60xaE The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► https://ift.tt/PN1Axo5 Website ► https://ift.tt/aQIO5S9 Facebook ►https://ift.tt/Xrloksj Twitter ► https://twitter.com/guardian Instagram ► https://ift.tt/PV3ukEi The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs It's Complicated ► https://bit.ly/ItsComplicatedSubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #bookerprize #orbital #samanthaharvey #booker #space #internationalspacestation #fiction
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