John Banville was shortlisted once before in 1989
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Sales of the Man Booker Prize-winning novel The Sea, by John Banville, have soared since the award was announced this week, it is reported.
Internet booksellers Amazon's sales had jumped 300% in a day after the 2005 award was revealed, the Times reported.
Waterstones bookshops saw a 60% rise over the same period, the paper said.
The Sea, which brought the Irish writer his first Booker win, is a poignant tale about grief, love and childhood.
Banville's book was chosen from a shortlist of six and has already earned the author £50,000 in prize money.
It beat favourite Julian Barnes, shortlisted for Arthur & George, and fellow nominees Zadie Smith, Ali Smith, Sebastian Barry and Kazuo Ishiguro.
Banville told the audience his success came as a "great surprise" to him.
It was the second time Banville, whose first book was published in 1970, had been nominated for the literary prize.
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