What Is The Booker Prize?

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The first Booker Prize ceremony took place in 1969. PH Newsy won the award. The aim was to bring forth the newly published work to Anglophone.

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The idea was the brainchild of two publishers Tom Maschler and Graham C Greene. They convinced Booker McConell, the sugar and shipping company. By 1960s, they were interested in acquiring literary works.

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What Is The Booker Prize?

What Is The Booker Prize?

The first Booker Prize ceremony took place in 1969. PH Newsy won the award. The aim was to bring forth the newly published work to Anglophone.

The idea was the brainchild of two publishers Tom Maschler and Graham C Greene. They convinced Booker McConell, the sugar and shipping company. By 1960s, they were interested in acquiring literary works.

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