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John Llewellyn Rhys Prize–winning works
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The list John Llewellyn Rhys Prize–winning works includes
The Magic Toyshop, Boy A, Beasts of No Nation, Leadville (book) and After the Fire, A Still Small Voice.
The list consists of 18 members.
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The Magic Toyshop
1967 novel by Angela Carter
Overview: The Magic Toyshop (1967) is a British novel by Angela Carter. It follows the development of the heroine, Melanie, as she becomes aware of herself, her environment, and her own sexuality.Release date: 1 February 1987Genre: FantasyDirector: David WheatleyProducer: Steve MorrisonWriter: Angela CarterAfter her parents are killed, a young girl is sent to London to live with her uncle and his family. Her uncle...
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Boy A
2004 novel by Jonathan Trigell
Overview: Boy A is the debut novel by Jonathan Trigell, which was first published in 2004. 0
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Beasts of No Nation
Book by Uzodinma Iweala
Overview: Beasts of No Nation is a 2005 novel by the Nigerian-American author Uzodinma Iweala, that takes its title from Fela Kuti's 1989 album of the same name. The book won the 2005 Art Seidenbaum Award for First ... 0
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Leadville (book)
book by Edward Platt
Overview: Leadville is a book by English writer Edward Platt, published in 2000 by Picador. It won both the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize and the Somerset Maugham Award. Cambridge History of Science lecturer Patricia ... 0
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After the Fire, A Still Small Voice
book by Evie Wyld
Overview: After the Fire, A Still Small Voice is the debut novel by author Evie Wyld published in August 2009 by Jonathan Cape in the UK and Pantheon Books in the US. It won the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize and a Betty ... 0
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Flight into Camden
1961 novel by David Storey
Overview: Flight into Camden is a 1960 novel by British author and playwright David Storey. It won the 1963 Somerset Maugham Prize for fiction. 0
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Up the Junction
1963 collection of short stories
Overview: Up the Junction is a 1963 collection of short stories by Nell Dunn that depicts contemporary life in the industrial slums of Battersea and Clapham Junction. 0
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The Mystic Masseur (novel)
1957 comic novel by V. S. Naipaul
Overview: The Mystic Masseur is a comic novel by V. S. Naipaul. It is set in colonial Trinidad and was published in London in 1957. 0
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Maidens' Trip
1948 autobiography by Emma Smith
Overview: Maidens' Trip is a 1948 autobiography by Emma Smith based on her experiences as a volunteer boatwoman on Britain's Grand Union Canal during the Second World War. It won the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize for ... 0
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Eclipse of the Sun (novel)
book by Phil Whitaker
Overview: Eclipse of the Sun is the debut novel by English author Phil Whitaker. It won the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize in 1997, a Betty Trask Award in 1998, and was shortlisted for the 1997 Whitbread First Novel ... 0
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The Still Point
2010 novel by Amy SackvilleOverview: The Still Point is a 2010 novel by British author Amy Sackville. The book was Sackville's debut novel, and was the winner of the 2010 John Llewellyn Rhys Prize. It had also earlier been nominated for that ... 0
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The Sea Eagle
1946 novel by James Aldridge
Overview: The Sea Eagle is a 1944 novel by Australian war correspondent and novelist James Aldridge. It was originally published by Melbourne publisher Wyatt and Watts. 0
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The Albatross
2000 novel by Susan Hill
Overview: The Albatross is a novella written by Susan Hill, first appearing in the collection The Albatross and Other Stories published by Hamish Hamilton in 1971. It won the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize in 1972. It ... 0
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An Ice-Cream War
dark comedy war novel by Scottish author William Boyd
Overview: An Ice-Cream War (1982) is a black comedy war novel by Scottish author William Boyd. It was nominated for a Booker Prize in the year of its publication. The title is derived from a quotation in a letter ... 0
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What a Carve Up! (novel)
novel by Jonathan Coe
Overview: What a Carve Up! is a satirical novel by Jonathan Coe, published in the UK by Viking Press in April 1994. It was published in the United States by Alfred A Knopf in January 1995 under the title The Winshaw ... 0
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The Millstone (novel)
Margaret Drabble novel
Overview: The Millstone is a novel by Margaret Drabble, first published in 1965. It is about an unmarried, young academic who becomes pregnant after a one-night stand and, against all odds, decides to give birth ... 0
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Ghostwritten (novel)
1999 novel by David Mitchell
Overview: Ghostwritten is the first novel published by English author David Mitchell. Published in 1999, it won the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize and was widely acclaimed. The story takes place mainly around East Asia ... 0
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Fireflies (novel)
1970 novel by Shiva NaipaulOverview: Fireflies is a novel by Shiva Naipaul originally published in 1970. It was his first book, a comic novel set in Trinidad. In an essay in An Unfinished Journey, Naipaul described how in 1968 as a final ... 0
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