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1980 prize papers
Catalogue reference: BP/1/12
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This record is about the 1980 prize papers dating from 1979-1981.
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- BP/1/12
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Title (The name of the record)
- 1980 prize papers
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1979-1981
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- Oxford Brookes University: Special Collections
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- 2 boxes
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The award ceremony was held on 21 October 1980.The shortlisted authors were:William Golding with the winning novel 'Rites of Passage', published by Faber & Faber,Anthony Burgess with 'Earthly Powers', published by Hutchinson,Anita Desai with 'Clear Light of Day', published by Heinemann,Alice Munro with 'The Beggar Maid', published by Allen Lane,Julia O'Faolain with 'No Country for Young Men', published by Allen Lane,Barry Unsworth with 'Pascali's Island', published by Michael Joseph, andJ. L. Carr with 'A Month in the Country', published by Harvester.The Judges were Professor David Daiches (Chair), Ronald Blythe, Margaret Forster, Claire Tomalin, and Brian Wenham.
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BP/1
Booker Prize papers
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Papers of the Booker Literary Prizes
Within the series: BP/1
Booker Prize papers
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1980 prize papers