The Sunday Express Book of the Year
- The Sunday Express Book of the Year
The "Sunday Express" Book of the Year also known as the The Sunday Express Fiction Award was awarded between 1987 and 1993. Worth £20,000 for the winner and £1,000 for each of the five shortlisted authors it was the most lucrative fiction prize in Britain at the time. [ [http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1858107 Sunday Express Book of the Year@Everything2.com ] ]
Winners
*1987 - Brian Moore, "The Colour of Blood"
*1988 - David Lodge, "Nice Work"
*1989 - Rose Tremain, "Restoration"
*1990 - J. M. Coetzee, "Age of Iron"
*1991 - Michael Frayn, "A Landing on the Sun"
*1992 - Hilary Mantel, "A Place of Greater Safety"
*1993 - William Boyd, "The Blue Afternoon"
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