The golden prize, according to the results of the voting, was awarded to the novel of Canadian writer Michael Ondatzhe.

The Golden Booker Prize - a special award - was given to the book by Michael Ondatze "The English Patient". This is reported by The New York Times.

This award was awarded for the best book for 50 years of the existence of the award.

The head of the Helena Kennedy Award Fund said that the "English patient" was noted as a significant part of the artistic, poetic and philosophical literature.

The best book was chosen by a public vote of the five chosen by the jury. In the top five are still "Lunar Tiger" Penelope Lively, "Wolf Hall" Hillary Mentel, "Lincoln in the bardo" George Saunders and "In a free state" Vidiadhara Naipola.

"English patient" received the Booker Prize in 1992. In 1996, according to the novel, the film of the same name was shot.

October 10, 2017 in the UK Booker Prize was awarded to George Saunders for the novel "Lincoln in the Bardo".

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