ɪts tʃˈiːf klˈeɪm tə fˈeɪm ɪz ðæt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn ɪt wˈʌn ðɪ ɪnˈɔːɡjʊɹɹəl bˈʊkɚ pɹˈaɪz, wˌɪtʃ wʊd ɡˌoʊ ˌɔn tə bɪkˌʌm wˈʌn ʌvðə mˈeɪdʒɚ lˈɪɾɚɹˌɛɹi ɐwˈɔːɹdz ɪnðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃspˈiːkɪŋ wˈɜːld.
Its chief claim to fame is that in 1969 it won the inaugural Booker Prize, which would go on to become one of the major literary awards in the English-speaking world.