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Edition 11 (1979)

Literary prizeEnglish-language long fictionInternational literary prize (English works)

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Penelope Fitzgerald ぺねろぺ・ふぃっつじぇらるど Winner

Set among barge dwellers on the Thames, the novel explores displacement and the misalignments of human relationships. Beneath the light conversation lies a quiet sense of instability.

A light but poignant unease drifting through a floating community.

144 pages
River ThamescommunityfamilyidentityBritish novel