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The End of Everything

M. John Harrison, 2026

British novelist, born 1945. Won the Booker Prize in 2026.

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The End of Everything is a 2026 novel by M. John Harrison. It won the Booker Prize in 2026.

Acclaimed
  • Prize Winner

On 1 of the 8 lists it was eligible for.

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At a glance

Author
M. John Harrison
First published
2026
Length
208 pages (UK hardback)
Awards
Genre
Literary fiction, Post-apocalyptic, Speculative

Is The End of Everything worth reading?

1 of the 8 best-of lists it could have made include it: the Booker Prize.

Won the Booker Prize 2026.

ListPlaceOriginal
Booker Prize (winners and shortlists) (Booker Prize Foundation, 2026)WinnerSee the list

Best edition of The End of Everything

The edition we link to is the Serpent's Tail hardback (2026), 208 pages.

Publisher
Serpent's Tail (hardback, 2026)
Pages
208
ISBN
9781800812949

How critics, prizes and readers rate The End of Everything

Prize juries rate it most highly: it earned 50% of the points available on prize lists, against 0% on critics' lists and 0% on readers' and booksellers' lists.

Critics
0%
Prizes
50%
Readers and booksellers
0%

Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work

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