100 Must-read Prize-Winning Novels Discover Your Next Great Read...

by Rennison, Nick

• ISBN13: 9781408129111
• ISBN10: 1408129116
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-12-15
• Publisher: A&C Black

Summary

This handy pocket-size guide, part of the bestselling Must-Read series, introduces readers to the one hundred best novels that have won prestigious literary awards, and provides an extended introduction to the background and history of these literary prizes. More than a simple best-of list, the recommendations include insightful book reviews, historical and literary context, and cover a wide range of works of fiction that have won major awards, including the Booker and Pulitzer prizes, and notables that have garnered top international prizes, such as the French Prix Goncourt. Also highlighted are titles in specific genres, such as crime and science fiction, as well as award-winning, critically-acclaimed, bestselling novels, such as Salman Rushdie'sMidnight's Children, Andrea Levy'sSmallIsland, and Arundhati Roy'sThe God of Small Things. The book also features more than five hundred "Read-On" recommendations for further reading. This handy pocket-size guide, part of the bestselling Must-Read series, introduces readers to the one hundred best novels that have won prestigious literary awards, and provides an extended introduction to the background and history of these literary prizes. More than a simple best-of list, the recommendations include insightful book reviews, historical and literary context, and cover a wide range of works of fiction.

Author Biography

Nick Rennison is a bookseller, editor and freelance writer. He reviews new titles for Waterstones Books Quarterly, and is the author of the Bloomsbury Good Reading Guide.