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THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE WINNERS - 1970 |
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| The Man Booker Prize for Fiction represents the very best in contemporary fiction. One of the world's most prestigious awards, and one of incomparable influence, it continues to be the pinnacle of ambition for every fiction writer. It has the power to transform the fortunes of authors, and even publishers. |
| Winner! Elected Member by Bernice Rubens Eva Trout, Elizabeth Bowen’s last novel, epitomizes her bold exploration of the territory between the comedy of manners and cutting social commentary.Orphaned at a young age, Eva has found a home of sorts in Worcestershire with her former schoolteacher, Iseult Arbles, and Iseult`s husband, Eric. From a safe distance in London, her legal guardian, Constantine, assumes that all`s well. But Eva`s flighty, romantic nature hasn`t entirely clicked with the Arbles household, and Eva is plotting to escape. When she sets out to hock her Jaguar and disappear without a trace, she unwittingly leaves a paper trail for her various custodians–and all kinds of trouble–to follow. Read more... |
| John Brown`s Body by A. L. Barker Short-listed for the 1969 Booker Prize, a tale both elegant and appalling. Read more... |
| Eva Trout (Twentieth Century Classics S.) by Elizabeth Bowen Eva Trout, Elizabeth Bowen’s last novel, epitomizes her bold exploration of the territory between the comedy of manners and cutting social commentary.Orphaned at a young age, Eva has found a home of sorts in Worcestershire with her former schoolteacher, Iseult Arbles, and Iseult`s husband, Eric. From a safe distance in London, her legal guardian, Constantine, assumes that all`s well. But Eva`s flighty, romantic nature hasn`t entirely clicked with the Arbles household, and Eva is plotting to escape. When she sets out to hock her Jaguar and disappear without a trace, she unwittingly leaves a paper trail for her various custodians–and all kinds of trouble–to follow. Read more... |
| Bruno`s Dream by Iris Murdoch Bruno is nearly ninety. Obsessed with his past and a passion for spiders, he is the centre of a complex web of relationships involving his estranged son Miles; Danby, his hapless son-in-law; Danby`s mistress, Adelaide; and her twin cousins, the vengeful Will and the mischievous, sinister Nigel. Read more... |
| Mrs. Eckdorf in O`Neill`s Hotel by William Trevor Short-listed for the 1969 Booker Prize, a tale both elegant and appalling. Read more... |
| The conjunction: A novel by Terence Wheeler Read more... |
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