Holiday (novel)
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| Holiday | |
| Author | Stanley Middleton |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Novel |
| Publication date | 1974 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
Holiday is a Booker Prize-winning novel by English author Stanley Middleton.
[edit] Plot
The novel revolves around Edwin Fisher, a lecturer who takes a holiday at a seaside resort. The work takes place entirely within the mind of Fisher, with much of the book's development dealing with the painful realities of Fisher's mind and life.
[edit] Awards
Holiday shared the 1974 Man Booker Prize for fiction with The Conservationist, by Nadine Gordimer.
In 2006, The Times re-submitted the opening chapter of the novel (along with fellow Booker winner In a Free State, by V.S. Naipaul to 20 literary agents and publishers. Only one agent accepted Holiday, while Naipaul's novel was rejected by every house to which it was sent.
| Preceded by The Siege of Krishnapur |
Man Booker Prize recipient 1974 with The Conservationist |
Succeeded by Heat and Dust |
[edit] References
Review of Holiday from the Booker Blog 'The Guardian' Holiday re-submitted as a joke to publishers
