Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo Share The Booker Prize 2019 Creating A Milestone

The winners of Booker Prize 2019 were announced on 15th October 2019 and two women share the prize for their incredible novels.

"A room without books is like a body without a soul.” ― Marcus Tullius Cicero. Books and literature are something that keep the culture alive. It is what nourishes creativity and plants the seed of imagination and good thoughts in us. Reading books is an exercise to the soul and writing them is an art. Booker Prize is an award that was introduced to appreciate such great artists who weave magic with words and their imagination. The results for Booker Prize 2019 are out and it has left people with mixed feelings.

The winners for Booker Prize 2019 were announced on 15th October and Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo won this year's prize. Margaret won the prize for her book 'The Testaments' and Bernardine won it for her book 'Girl, Woman, Other'. This win comes with a lot of first times as Evaristo is the first black woman to win a Booker Prize and at 79, Atwood becomes the oldest winner for the prize. People, however, have a mixed feeling as this is the first time that the award is shared between two individuals.

Here is how Twitter shared a mixed reaction on the Booker Prize 2019 results:

Warmest congratulations to #MargaretAtwood and her co-winner Bernadine Evaristo for sharing #BookerPrize2019. https://t.co/yclL3AKURz

— Alex Bugailiskis (@bugaila) October 15, 2019

I'ma act like Bernardine won all by herself and that this whole "joint winners" thing never happened. OK, great?☕ #BookerPrize2019

— Rachel Matthews (@rahelka) October 15, 2019

Enjoying the @TheBookerPrizes by the prolific @MargaretAtwood on the shores of the Aegean.#Congratulations #BookerPrize2019 #canadianauthorsrock #feministaf pic.twitter.com/CLW12L7tYC

— michelle fortin (@mitch410) October 15, 2019

Interesting the #BookerPrize2019 panel have spent months not making a decision

— dylan leigh (@dylantleigh) October 15, 2019

I agree. Love Atwood - a legendary writer - but The Testaments was absolutely not Booker quality #BookerPrize2019 https://t.co/naoBsbr1Gm

— Shooter (@ShooterLitMag) October 15, 2019

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First black woman to win the #BookerPrize2019 .??????

Girl,
Woman,
Other.

Feminism, sexuality and being black all interwoven to form deeply intimate portraits of 12 characters across generations.

A stunning book. #booklovers #Feminism #race #inspirationalwomen #writerslife https://t.co/Nz3iopoB1X

— Dr. Yassin Brunger (@YBrunger) October 15, 2019

https://t.co/hUyR1VPB9x
I love it when the competition is so fierce that the judges have to bend the rules! Congratulations to both the fantastic authors. #MargaretAtwood Perhaps Canada's finest contribution to the world after insulin!#GirlPower #BookerPrize2019

— Dipsikha Biswas (@itsmedipsikha) October 15, 2019

Good outcome! Joint award by the award committee is rebellion against the #BookerPrize2019 rules! Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo announces as joint winners. https://t.co/gZHhHsiyXY

— Peter Simmonds (@PeterSimmo) October 15, 2019

This year the Booker Prize is shared. Not a “fudge”, really. Perhaps it’s best understood as a reminder of how impossible it is, in the end, for the subjective process of weighing one novel against another to come to an objective conclusion.#BookerPrize2019 pic.twitter.com/mMEny4KU9r

— Gregory Bufithis ?? ? (@GregBufithis) October 15, 2019

it’s genuinely so fucking ugly that the first time a black woman has won the the #BookerPrize2019 it’s being split....with Atwood of all people.....like they really broke their own rules to be racist

— skeleren ?? (@reniwamoto) October 15, 2019

Congratulations @BernardineEvari and @MargaretAtwood on winning #BookerPrize2019. Lovely recognition and great role modeling for other womxn writers ??

— Pointed views ??? (@JennyKayNZ) October 15, 2019

Finally, some nice news: Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo share #BookerPrize2019 #WritingCommunity https://t.co/ql91QwsrUP

— Felicity Haythorn (@Haythorn_copy) October 15, 2019

Congratulations to Bernardine Evaristo and @HamishH1931 and the team for the Booker win. I am elated for Evaristo. ? #BookerPrize2019

— Vanya (@bookishtakeaway) October 15, 2019

Not that I think awards or prizes are relevant anymore, but The Testaments REALLY should not have won the #BookerPrize2019. It’s super unnecessary and not good?

— Diana (@alienpeanut911) October 15, 2019

Congrats to both the winners!