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With the ever increasing number of novels published each year, literary awards have become an immensely important factor in the commercial success or otherwise of a writer. The most prestigious international prize for literature is the Nobel Prize. Where literature written in English is concerned, the Booker Prize is the best-known award, but there are, in addition, a host of other literary prizes with various emphases (e.g. Guardian First Novel, Whitbread Book of the Year, W.H. Smith 'People's Choice' Book). Apart from studying a selection of award-winning novels, participants in this course will be introduced to more general issues, such as the notion of excellence underlying the assignment of awards and the contribution they make to the formation of a literary canon. Furthermore, it should prove interesting to examine vested interests by asking who is responsible for the selection of the winners and who donates the prize money.
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Award-Winning Novels