Booker

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Booker is a prestigious annual literary award given for the best original novel written in English and published in the United Kingdom or Ireland.

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Booker canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf annual award ⓘ
literary award ⓘ
administeredBy Booker Prize Foundation ⓘ
awardedForFirstTime 1969 ⓘ
awardedIn Ireland ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
awardFor best original novel ⓘ
awardIncludes cash prize ⓘ
public recognition ⓘ
countryOfAward Ireland ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
currencyOfCashPrize Pound sterling ⓘ
effect increases book sales ⓘ
eligibility novels first published in the UK or Ireland ⓘ
works written in English ⓘ
field literature ⓘ
focus novels ⓘ
formerName Booker–McConnell Prize ⓘ
Man Booker Prize ⓘ
linked to: Booker Prize
frequency annual ⓘ
genre fiction ⓘ
hasCategory Booker Prize for Fiction ⓘ
linked to: Booker Prize
hasLanguageRequirement English ⓘ
hasMediaCoverage international ⓘ
hasPublicationRequirement published in the UK or Ireland ⓘ
hasSelectionStage longlist ⓘ
shortlist ⓘ
winner announcement ⓘ
inception 1969 ⓘ
languageOfWorkRequired English ⓘ
locationOfCeremony London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
longlistSize typically 12 or 13 novels ⓘ
namedAfter Booker Group ⓘ
notableCharacteristic prestigious ⓘ
notableFor influencing contemporary English-language fiction ⓘ
organizer Booker Prize Foundation ⓘ
publicationRegionRequired Ireland ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
relatedAward International Booker Prize ⓘ
selectionProcess judged by a panel of literary judges ⓘ
shortlistSize typically 6 novels ⓘ
sponsor Booker Group ⓘ
Crankstart ⓘ
Man Group ⓘ
typicalAnnouncementTime autumn ⓘ
website https://thebookerprizes.com ⓘ

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Booker Prize → shortName → Booker ⓘ