Man Booker Prize 2013

Eleanor Catton, 28, Became Youngest Ever Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2013

Eleanor Catton, the New Zealand author, at the age of just 28 years, became the youngest ever winner of the Man Booker Prize for her novel "The Luminaries".

"The Luminaries" is the longest ever book to win this Prize. Prior to Eleanor Catton, the youngest winner of this Prize was Ben Okri, who was 32 when he grabbed the prize for The Famished Road in 1991. Prior to Ben Okri, Kiran Desai was the youngest woman to win the prize at the age of 35 years for her book entitled The Inheritance of Loss in 2006.

About the Man Booker Prize 2013 

• The Man Booker Prize promotes the finest in fiction by rewarding the very best book of the year. 

• The prize is the world's most important literary award and has the power to transform the fortunes of authors and publishers.

• The year 2013 marked the 45th year of the Man Booker Prize.

• The last Prize was won by Hilary Mantel for Bring Up the Bodies, which was the sequel of the Wolf Hall.

First time in the history of the Man Booker Prize 

• The Luminaries is the longest work to win this prize in the history of 45 years of Man Booker Prize.

• Eleanor Catton is the youngest ever winner of the Man Booker Prize