Award Winning Books by
GRAHAM SWIFT
| Four men gather in a London pub. They have taken it upon themselves to carry out the last orders of Jack Dodds, master butcher, and deliver his ashes to the sea. As they drive towards the fulfillment of their mission, their errand becomes an extraordinary journey into their collective and individual pasts. Braiding these men's voices, and that of Jack's widow, into a choir of sorrow and resentment...
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| Set in the bleak Fen country of East Anglia and spanning some 240 years in the lives of its haunted narrator and his ancestors, WATERLAND is a modern classic....
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Major Prize* Nominations |
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Unique Books Nominated for a Major Prize* |
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Pulitzer Prize Wins |
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Pulitzer Prize Nominations |
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National Book Critics Circle Award Wins |
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National Book Critics Circle Award Nominations |
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National Book Award Wins |
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National Book Award Nominations |
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Man Booker Prize Wins |
1 |
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Man Booker Prize Nominations |
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PEN/Faulkner Award Wins |
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PEN/Faulkner Award Nominations |
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*Major Prize = Pulitzer Prize, National Book Critics Circle Award, National Book Award, Man Booker Prize, and PEN/Faulkner Award
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