Samantha Harvey, winner of the 2024 Booker Prize, expressed her desire for 'Orbital' to capture the beauty of Earth from space, focusing on joy and rapture.
In creating 'Orbital', Harvey drew inspiration from watching Earth orbits via ISS videos, reflecting on the extraordinary beauty and strangeness of our planet.
The Booker Prize, awarded to Harvey for 'Orbital', is a prestigious literary accolade, previously won by illustrious authors like Margaret Atwood and Paul Lynch.
Orbital narrates the experience of six astronauts witnessing 16 sunrises and sunsets in a 24-hour orbit, exploring themes of beauty and connection to Earth.
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