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Literary Awards: 1969- 1979

This guide gives a listing of some of the literary award winners.

1979 Winner

WINNER

Offshore, Human Voices, the Beginning of Spring by Penelope Fitzgerald; John Bayley (Introduction by)
Call Number: PR6056.I86A6 2003
ISBN: 1400041252
Publication Date: 2003-09-23

1978 Winner

WINNER

The Sea, the Sea by Iris Murdoch; Mary Kinzie (Introduction by)
Call Number: PR6063.U7S25 1978
ISBN: 0670626511
Publication Date: 2001-03-01

1977 Winner

WINNER

Staying On by Paul Scott
Call Number: Not available—Request via Interlibrary Loan
ISBN: 9780226743493
Publication Date: 1998-10-01

1976 Winner

WINNER

Saville by David Storey
Call Number: Not available—Request via Interlibrary Loan
ISBN: 9781939140562
Publication Date: 2013-12-01

1975 Winner

WINNER

Heat and Dust by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Call Number: Audiobook
ISBN: 9781445832784
Publication Date: 1999-04-16

1974 Winners

WINNERS (TIE)

The Conservationist by Nadine Gordimer
Call Number: Not available—Request via Interlibrary Loan
ISBN: 9780140047165
Publication Date: 1983-02-24
Holiday by Stanley Middleton
Call Number: Not available—Request via Interlibrary Loan
ISBN: 9780907123439
Publication Date: August 1, 1999

1973 Winner

WINNER

The Siege of Krishnapur by J. G. Farrell
Call Number: PR6056.A75S5 1974
ISBN: 0151823235
Publication Date: 1974-09-01

1972 Winner

WINNER

G. by John Berger
Call Number: Not available—Request via Interlibrary Loan
ISBN: 9780679736547
Publication Date: 1992-01-08

1971 Winner

WINNER

In a Free State by V. S. Naipaul
Call Number: Not available—Request via Interlibrary Loan
ISBN: 9781400030552
Publication Date: 2002-02-12

1970 Winner

WINNER

The Elected Member by Bernice Rubens
Call Number: Not available—Request via Interlibrary Loan
ISBN: 9780349130224
Publication Date: 2001-03-01

1969 Winner

WINNER

Something to Answer For by P. H. Newby
Call Number: Not available—Request via Interlibrary Loan
ISBN: 9780571243259
Publication Date: 2008-05-01