Who won the 2021 Booker Prize?

While South Africa is proud of Damon Galgut's victory, praise has also been coming in from all around the world for his 2021 Booker Prize win.

South African author Damon Galgut wins the Booker - congratulations!

He says he would like to accept the award on behalf of writers from the entire continent of Africa.

Quote Message: I would like to accept this on behalf of all the writers, heard and unheard, of the remarkable continent I am part of... from Damon Galgut Winner of the 2021 Booker Prize

I would like to accept this on behalf of all the writers, heard and unheard, of the remarkable continent I am part of...

Quote Message: It has incredible originality and fluidity of voice. from Maya Jasanoff Chair of the Booker Prize judges

It has incredible originality and fluidity of voice.

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Quote Message: I had written [Shuggie Bain] in secret, I felt like an imposter.

I had written [Shuggie Bain] in secret, I felt like an imposter.

Quote Message: I have been nowhere this year but my book has gone everywhere. It seems to have touched the human condition in lots of places. from Douglas Stuart 2020 Booker Prize winner for Shuggie Bain

I have been nowhere this year but my book has gone everywhere. It seems to have touched the human condition in lots of places.

Samira asks Ben Okri how the Booker Prize shortlist has changed in the last 30 years? The former winner gives his take...

Quote Message: I think they've changed a great deal, they've become more inclusive. from Ben Okri Author of The Famished Road, the 1991 Booker Prize winner

I think they've changed a great deal, they've become more inclusive.

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Douglas Stuart tells HRH The Duchess of Cornwall...

Quote Message: I can't even tell you how important a place the library was in my childhood. from Douglas Stuart Author of 2020 winner Shuggie Bain

I can't even tell you how important a place the library was in my childhood.

Douglas Stuart told Rebecca Jones this week...

Quote Message: Winning the Booker has changed everything for me.

Winning the Booker has changed everything for me.

Samira asks chair of judges Maya Jasanoff whether the judges saw any links between the shortlisted books...

Quote Message: They all share a sense of innovation and interest and excitement about language. from Maya Jasanoff Booker Prize Judge (Chair)

They all share a sense of innovation and interest and excitement about language.

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We saw Carrie writing on social media about accomplishing the huge reading feat of reading the longlist. There were 13 books on that, which was then slimmed down to the six titles you are hearing about tonight.

Douglas Stuart was the 2020 Booker Prize winner for debut novel Shuggie Bain. He's back tonight and will be in conversation with The Duchess of Cornwall.

In this clip, author John Banville recounts from personal experience the risk of drinking too much before and during the ceremony; and past winners talk about the impact on their capacity for writing after the success of winning the Booker.

The clip is from Barneys, Books and Bust-ups, a documentary narrated by Kirsty Wark telling the inside story of scandal, gossip and intrigue from a host of former winners including Peter Carey and Penelope Lively, plus judges and prize administrators. It was first shown in 2018 to mark 50 years of the Booker, and you can catch it tonight on BBC Four at 11.25pm.

As well as thinking about the books nominated tonight, book lovers on social media have been talking about some of their favourite winners from years gone by.

Winning the Booker Prize tonight means the winner is joining arguably the most elite club in modern literature.

The 2020 Booker winner is in town...

A research team at the University of Wolverhampton would love to know what you think about the books on the shortlist - they're trying to work out what kinds of writing we value as a society.

The process of selecting books for a prize will of course always be a matter of some debate, but always lovely to hear how the list provides a focus that brings people together.

Before we turn our attention to tonight's main event, a quick reminder of the new and imminent six-part series of Between the Covers. As well as the regular features about new books, Sara Cox and her guests will dig into their favourite Booker Prize-shortlisted titles from past years.

The first episode is on Wednesday 10 November, with Silent Witness star Emilia Fox, comedians Dane Baptiste and Andy Parsons, and Harry Potter actor Evanna Lynch.

Inside Culture's Shahidha Bari recently rounded up three previous Booker winners to discuss their favourite books and how we read in the modern age.

• Watch the full reading episode of Inside Culture on iPlayer