British novelist Andrew Miller and Indian author Kiran Desai are the bookmakers’ favourites to claim the prestigious Booker Prize for fiction, with the winner set to be announced at a ceremony in London on Monday.
The two authors are among six finalists vying for the coveted literary award, which not only bestows a £50,000 prize but also provides a significant boost to the recipient’s sales and public profile. This year’s victor, chosen from a pool of 153 submitted novels, will be selected by a judging panel that includes Irish writer Roddy Doyle and actor Sarah Jessica Parker.
