In writing her book 'Orbital', Harvey admitted that she had no specialist knowledge (about space) but was instead inspired by the live video feed from the International Space Station. Photo: AFP
A lifelong fascination with outer space inspired British author Samantha Harvey to write her novel Orbital, which this week won the prestigious Booker Prize.
"It seems a slightly eccentric choice because I didn't know anything about space but I've always been interested in it," Harvey told AFP in an interview on Thursday.
