'The End of Everything' author John Harrison becomes oldest Booker Prize winner at 81

British author M John Harrison, aged 81, has won the 2026 Booker Prize for his dystopian novel 'The End of Everything', becoming the oldest winner in the award's history. The novel follows a beachcomber who scavenges the Kent coastline and discovers a mysterious object linked to enigmatic entities. Harrison received £50,000 (over ₹62 lakh) prize at a ceremony in London.