Who won the Man Booker Prize in 2009?

Hilary Mary Mantel [b. Jiuly 6, 1952] won the Man Booker Prize in 2009. She's an English novelist and short story writer.

In the same year, Alice Ann Munro [b. July 10, 1931] won the international component of the same Prize. Munro is a Canadian short story writer. She's the third winner in the Prize's newly inaugurated international recognition of the body of an author's work, not just a single pivotal piece.