M. John Harrison wins Booker Prize for AI-themed dystopian novel "The End of Everything"
AnnaCiaunica · x · 2026-11-10
Per AFP, UK author M. John Harrison has won the Booker Prize for his enigmatic novel "The End of Everything", a darkly satirical depiction of post-apocalyptic Britain that echoes contemporary concerns about artificial intelligence — a sign of AI themes reaching mainstream literary recognition.
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