M John Harrison

“It’s a grim world, and it’ll keep on being grim. And it’s weird. But at the end of things, there may be some kind of – I wouldn’t say hope, or closure, but there might be some kind of relief,”

M John Harrison · said 2026-11-09 · reported 2026-11-10

Harrison was asked what he wanted to convey to readers of his Booker Prize-winning novel.

“working for 40 to 50 years to shift the balance, both as a novelist and as a critic. Why shouldn’t a well-written [work of science fiction] be considered to be literary fiction?”

M John Harrison · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-10

Harrison previously said he had spent decades trying to bridge the gap between science fiction and literary fiction.