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1989 prize papers

Catalogue reference: BP/1/21

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This record is about the 1989 prize papers dating from 1987-1990.

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BP/1/21
Title
1989 prize papers
Date
1987-1990
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Oxford Brookes University: Special Collections
Physical description
9 boxes
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Administrative / biographical background

The award ceremony was held on 26 Oct 1989.The shortlisted authors were:Kazuo Ishiguro with the winning novel 'The Remains of the Day', published by Faber & Faber,Margaret Atwood with 'Cat's Eye', published by Bloomsbury,John Banville with 'The Book of Evidence', published by Secker & Warburg,Sybille Bedford with 'Jigsaw', published by Hamish Hamilton,James Kelman with 'A Disaffection', published by Secker & Warburg, andRose Tremain with 'Restoration', published by Hamish Hamilton.The Judges were David Lodge (Chair), Maggie Gee, Helen McNeil, David Profumo, and Edmund White.

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BP/1

Booker Prize papers

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1989 prize papers