Established in 1969 , the Man Booker is the best-known fiction prize for English-language authors from Commonwealth countries and Ireland . Hilary Wolf is first woman and first British writer to win Man Booker Prize twice . Her first book ` ` Bring up the Bodies '' is sequel to the winner ` ` ' . '' $ 81,000 prize is best - selling English - language literary prize outside United States .
Hilary Wolf is first woman and first British writer to win Man Booker Prize twice . Her first book ` ` Bring up the Bodies '' is sequel to the winner ` ` ' . '' $ 81,000 prize is best - selling English - language literary prize outside United States .