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1988 prize papers
Catalogue reference: BP/1/20
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This record is about the 1988 prize papers dating from 1987-1989.
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Title (The name of the record)
- 1988 prize papers
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1987-1989
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- Oxford Brookes University: Special Collections
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- 7 boxes
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The award ceremony was held on 25 October 1988.The shortlisted authors were:Peter Carey with the winning novel 'Oscar and Lucinda', published by Faber & Faber,Bruce Chatwin with 'Utz', published by Cape,Penelope Fitzgerald with 'The Beginning of Spring', published by Collins,David Lodge with 'Nice Work', published by Secker & Warburg,Salman Rushdie with 'The Satanic Verses', published by Viking, andMarina Warner with 'The Lost Father', published by Chatto & Windus.The Judges were The Rt. Hon. Michael Foot (Chair), Sebastian Faulks, Philip French, Blake Morrison, and Rose Tremain.
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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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1988 prize papers