20th century authors: making the connections

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By: The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

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In this interactive, discover the connections between authors including which authors won the Booker Prize as we join the dots of the literary landscape of 20th century Britain

09 Aug

2010

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Julian Barnes on... starting writing Featuring: audio, Ellen Warner

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Guide to previous Booker Prize winners

A reader's guide to The Life Of Pi 24th Century under CC-BY-NC-SA licence

A modern take on Robinson Crusoe, or a skewed reworking of Calvino? Join us as we float Yann Martell's novel. Read more : A reader's guide to The Life Of Pi

A reader's guide to The White Tiger Frank Peters under CC-BY-NC-ND licence

Follow Balram Halwai as he attempts to escape poverty and enjoy the riches of the new India. Will he succeed? And what will it... Read more : A reader's guide to The White Tiger

A reader's guide to The Inheritance of Loss Oilphant under CC-BY-NC-ND licence

A tale of "comic tenderness and powerful political acuteness" ranging from New York to Nepal. Read more : A reader's guide to The Inheritance of Loss

A reader's guide to The Line Of Beauty BBC

Set against a 1980s backdrop, a young man climbs the social ladder and becomes intimate with the powerful. Read more : A reader's guide to The Line Of Beauty

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Kathy Roper

19 Dec 201117:45

Well, I have learnt something today. I had imagined the Chronicles of Narnia were written in the order they are now presented in. Kathy

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Exclusive chats with Booker Prize winners

Julian Barnes on... starting writing Featuring: audio, Ellen Warner

Howard Jacobson on... creating characters Featuring: audio, Jenny Jacobson

Guide to previous Booker Prize winners

A reader's guide to The Life Of Pi 24th Century under CC-BY-NC-SA licence

A reader's guide to The White Tiger Frank Peters under CC-BY-NC-ND licence

A reader's guide to The Inheritance of Loss Oilphant under CC-BY-NC-ND licence

A reader's guide to The Line Of Beauty BBC

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