Award Winning Books by
WILLIAM BOYD

Any Human Heart by William Boyd 68 reviews (2003) (512p) (TIME) (ALA) Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page

William Boyd's masterful new novel tells, in a series of intimate journals, the story of Logan Mountstuart—writer, lover, art dealer, spy—as he makes his often precarious way through the twentieth century.... more >>

The Blue Afternoon by William Boyd 19 reviews (1995) (384p) (LATimes) Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page

"A perfect-pitch story of love and redemption" (The New York Times), Boyd's atmospheric new novel confirms his reputation as heir to the grand narrative traditions of Joseph Conrad and Somerset Maugham. In 1936 Los angeles, as her long-estranged father tells architect Kay Fischer the story behind her secret parentage, he plunges readers into a tale of grisly murders and an illicit passion that sti... more >>

An Ice-Cream War by William Boyd 10 reviews (1982) (416p) (Booker) Read Reviews | Visit this book's Amazon.com page

"Rich in character and incident, An Ice-Cream War fulfills the ambition of the historical novel at its best." --The New York Times Book Review Booker Prize Finalist "Boyd has more than fulfilled the bright promise of [his] first novel. . . . He is capable not only of some very funny satire but also of seriousness and compassion." --Michiko Kakutani, The Ne... more >>

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William Boyd Award Stats

Major Prize* Nominations 2   Unique Books Nominated for a Major Prize* 2   Pulitzer Prize Wins 0   Pulitzer Prize Nominations 0   National Book Critics Circle Award Wins 0   National Book Critics Circle Award Nominations 0   National Book Award Wins 0   National Book Award Nominations 0   Man Booker Prize Wins 0   Man Booker Prize Nominations 1 An Ice-Cream War ·   PEN/Faulkner Award Wins 0   PEN/Faulkner Award Nominations 0

*Major Prize = Pulitzer Prize, National Book Critics Circle Award, National Book Award, Man Booker Prize, and PEN/Faulkner Award

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