The winner of an unprecedented literary double on Tuesday has refused to accept a £50,000 prize until the sponsor publishes an exit strategy for its fossil fuel investments.
Richard Flanagan, who has become the first writer to win both the Booker Prize for fiction and the Baillie Gifford award for non-fiction, said that his “soul would be troubled” if he did not use his victory to urge the investment company to act
Richard Flanagan, who has become the first writer to win both the Booker Prize for fiction and the Baillie Gifford award for non-fiction, said that his “soul would be troubled” if he did not use his victory to urge the investment company to act
