A wealthy man has vanished a whore has tried to end her life and an enormous fortune has been discovered in the home of a luckless drunk moody is soon drawn into the mystery a network of fates and fortunes that is as complex and exquisitely patterned as the night sky. Eleanor catton the 28 year old author from new zealand has won the man booker prize 2013 for her novel the luminaries published by granta she is not only the youngest novelist to win the. The golden man booker prize man booker 50 festival vintage man booker submissions rules and how to enter the booker prize and the international booker prize submissions newsletter get the latest news and announcements delivered straight to your inbox newsletter podcasts physical archive silver screen videos gallery events contact facebook link twitter link youtube link