The book is set in a coastal town in Kent, UK, in the future. The town has been devastated and transformed by mysterious extraterrestrial creatures.
The nominees included two previous winners: Marlon James, who won in 2015, with his novel “The Disappearers”, and Douglas Stuart, who won in 2020, with “John and John”.
Other works on the shortlist were Luke Kennard’s “Black Bag”, Rebecca Perry’s “May We Feed the King” and Elizabeth Strout’s “The Things We Never Say”.
This year’s jury was chaired by British professor and TV personality Mary Beard. Jarvis Cocker, frontman of the pop band Pulp, and American poet and novelist Patricia Lockwood were also on the jury.
The prize money is £50,000, equivalent to just over 660,000 Swedish kronor.
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