UK writer M. John Harrison wins Booker prize for AI-tinged apocalyptic novel
UK author M. John Harrison won the Booker Prize on Monday for his enigmatic novel "The End of Everything", which echoes concerns about artificial intelligence in a darkly satirical depiction of post-apocalyptic Britain.
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