1st Edition

A History of the Booker Prize Contemporary Fiction Since 1992

By Merritt Moseley Copyright 2022
252 Pages
by Routledge

252 Pages
by Routledge

252 Pages
by Routledge

In this book, Merritt Moseley offers a brief history of the Booker Prize since 1992. With a short chapter covering each year, we follow the change in criteria, the highs and lows, short lists, winners, and controversies of the Booker Prize. The book also functions as an example of literary criticism for each of the books involved, analyzing the judging process and the winning books. Exploring... Read more

Introduction  1. 1992  2. 1993  3. 1994  4. 1995  5. 1996  6. 1997  7. 1998  8. 1999  9. 2000  10. 2001  11. 2002  12. 2003  13. 2004  14. 2005  15. 2006  16. 2007  17. 2008  18. 2009  19. 2010  20. 2011  21. 2012  22. 2013  23. 2014  24. 2015  25. 2016  26. 2017  27. 2018  28. 2019

Biography

Merritt Moseley is an Emeritus Professor of English. He is the author of critical books on Kingsley Amis, Julian Barnes, Michael Frayn, Jonathan Coe, and Pat Barker and is editor of volumes on British and Irish novelists since 1960, Booker Prize novels, and the academic novel. He lives in Asheville, North Carolina.