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1996 prize papers

Catalogue reference: BP/1/28

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This record is about the 1996 prize papers dating from 1984, 1995-1997.

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BP/1/28
Title
1996 prize papers
Date
1984, 1995-1997
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Oxford Brookes University: Special Collections
Physical description
7 boxes
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Administrative / biographical background

The award ceremony was held on 29 Oct 1996.The shortlisted authors were:Graham Swift with the winning novel 'Last Orders', published by Picador,Margaret Atwood with 'Alias Grace', published by Bloomsbury,Beryl Bainbridge with 'Every Man for Himself', published by Duckworth,Seamus Deane with 'Reading in the Dark', published by Cape,Shena Mackay with 'The Orchard on Fire', published by Heinemann, andRohinton Mistry with 'A Fine Balance', published by Faber & Faber.The Judges were Carmen Callil (Chair), Jonathan Coe, Ian Jack, A. L. Kennedy, and A. N. Wilson.

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BP/1

Booker Prize papers

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1996 prize papers