A weekend of 50th anniversary celebrations began last night at #BuckinghamPalace with former winners #JulianBarnes #PaulBeatty #PeterCarey #EleanorCatton #KiranDesai #AlanHollinghurst #HowardJacobson #MarlonJames #BenOkri #VSNaipaul #DavidGrossman #ManBooker50⁠ ⁠