Golden Booker Prize

The Golden Booker Prize was a special award given in 2018 to honor the best novel from the 50 years since the Booker Prize's inception in 1969. It aimed to identify the one outstanding book among all previous winners, celebrating half a century of literary excellence. The winner, chosen by public vote, was "The Siege of Krishnapur" by J.G. Farrell. This prize highlighted the enduring impact of these novels and emphasized the significance of fiction in reflecting and shaping societal changes over five decades.