New Zealander Eleanor Catton, 28, is the youngest writer to win the Man Booker Prize, with the longest novel too (832 pages).
The Luminaries, set in 1866 during the New Zealand gold rush, contains a group of 12 men gathered for a meeting in a hotel and a traveller who stumbles upon their midst; the story involves a missing rich man, a dead hermit, a huge sum in gold, and a beaten-up whore. There are sex and seances, opium and lawsuits in the mystery too. The multiple voices take turns to tell their own stories and gradually what happened in the small town of Hotikita on New Zealand's South Island is revealed.
The Guardian ran a series of videos explaining why each shortlisted contender should win. Here's what they had to say about The Luminaries.
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