100 must-read prize-winning novels : discover your next great read / Nick Rennison.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rennison, Nick, author.

Series:

Bloomsbury good reading guides.

Bloomsbury Good Reading Guides

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English fiction--History and criticism.

English fiction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (180 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London, [England] : A. & C. Black, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A large number of people each year make their reading decisions on the basis of prizes like the Booker and Orange Guide to Fiction. This new title in the successful Must-Read series provides an overview of prize-winning fiction over the decades. With 100 titles fully featured and over 500 read-on recommendations, this unique survey of literature incorporates some of the finest contemporary fiction ever produced including Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children (Booker), Jonathan Coe's What a Carve Up (John Llewellyn Rhys), Andrea Levy's Small Island (Orange), Louis de Bernieres's Captain Corelli'

Contents:

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; About this book; Introduction; A-Z of entries; Read on a theme: Canada; Read on a theme: First Novels; Read on a theme: Pulitzer Prize-Winners; Read on a theme: Science Fiction and Fantasy Award Winners; Read on a theme: Children's/Young Adults' Fiction; Read on a theme: Crime Fiction Award Winners; Read on a theme: Novels by Nobel Prize Winners; Read on a theme: Australia; The Prizes

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBC, viewed March 15, 2018).

ISBN:

1-282-96037-7

9786612960376

1-4081-3090-4

1-4081-3599-X

OCLC:

727648235