Hulme worked as a tobacco picker, dropped out of law school and was a charity worker
The organisers told the judges that they were not allowed to pick two winners
Alharthi is the first Arabic-language writer to take the prize
Burns is the first author from Northern Ireland to win the prestigious literary award
"Despite what they have in common, every one of these books is wildly distinctive"
"Tokarczuk is a writer of wonderful wit, imagination and literary panache"
Results 1-6 for Man Booker