The literary world was taken by surprise tonight when the Booker Prize for 2019 was awarded to two books focusing on the experiences of women in society: Margaret Atwood’s The Testaments and Bernardine Evaristo’s Girl, Woman, Other. The judges, led by Peter Florence, director of the Hay Literary Festival, have broken the Booker Prize’s rules to split the award. There is never a single moment of dullness in this book.”Bernardine Evaristo with the front cover of her book, Girl, Woman, Other, which is the joint winner of the 2019 Booker Prize. Margaret Atwood with her book, The Testaments, the joint winner of the 2019 Booker Prize. This is the third time that the Booker Prize has been awarded jointly.

Source: The Irish Times October 14, 2019 20:48 UTC