‘Moving, transforming’: Harvey’s ‘Orbital’ draws in judges with ‘shimmering, almost austere’ writing

Britain’s Samantha Harvey won the 2024 Booker Prize for her novel ‘Orbital’, a story about a single day aboard the International Space Station which she wrote during COVID-19 lockdowns. For more on the winning novel that has sold more copies than the past three Booker Prize winners combined, FRANCE 24’s Eve Irvine is joined by Author and former Booker Prize Judge Mary Jean Chan.