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# M. John Harrison

M. John Harrison is an English novelist known for speculative and literary fiction. His novel The Sunken Land Begins to Rise Again won the Goldsmiths Prize in 2020, and The End of Everything (Serpent's Tail, 2026) was shortlisted for the 2026 Booker Prize.

**Novelist**

## Books

- [The End of Everything](/book/the-end-of-everything)

## Coverage

- [undefined](/article/m-john-harrison-oldest-booker-contender) - Literary Culture, 2026-11-01