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Discover the writers who have shaped modern fiction

For over half a century, the Booker Prizes have celebrated the works of the world’s best authors. From bold new voices to literary icons, these are the writers who have redefined the boundaries of fiction.  

Which will you read next? 

Colin Thubron

Colin Thubron

Andrzej Tichý

Andrzej Tichý

Colm Tóibín

Colm Tóibín

Olga Tokarczuk

Olga Tokarczuk

Steve Toltz

Steve Toltz

Su Tong Su Tong

Su Tong

 Michel Tournier

Michel Tournier

Alia Trabucco Zeran

Alia Trabucco Zeran

Barbara Trapido

Barbara Trapido

Rose Tremain

Rose Tremain

William Trevor

William Trevor

Christos Tsiolkas

Christos Tsiolkas

Anne Tyler

Anne Tyler

Dubravka Ugresic

Dubravka Ugrešić

Ludmila Ulitskaya

Ludmila Ulitskaya

Barry Unsworth

Barry Unsworth

John Updike

John Updike

Jane Urquhart

Jane Urquhart

Author Yael Van Der Wouden

Yael van der Wouden

Juan Gabriel Vásquez

Juan Gabriel Vásquez

Portrait of author Itamar Vieira Junior

Itamar Vieira Junior

Enrique Vila-Matas

Enrique Vila-Matas

Éric Vuillard

Éric Vuillard

William Wall

William Wall

Jill Paton Walsh

Jill Paton Walsh

Sophie Ward

Sophie Ward

Alan Warner

Alan Warner

Marina Warner

Marina Warner

Sarah Waters

Sarah Waters

Fay Weldon

Fay Weldon

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