The 1990 Booker Prize Shortlist- 35 Years On! @BobTheBookerer
The 1990 Booker Prize Shortlist- 35 Years On! @BobTheBookerer
Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Hello! I’m Bob, and as part of my project to read all the Booker Prize shortlists from across the years, please join me in talking about 1990!

Enjoy, and happy reading!

Books Mentioned:

00:00 Introduction
00:40 AS Byatt- Possession
03:04 Beryl Bainbridge- An Awfully Big Adventure
05:28 Penelope Fitzgerald- The Gate of Angels
07:31 John McGahern- Amongst Women
09:54 Brian Moore- Lies of Silence
13:19 Mordecai Richler- Solomon Gursky Was Here
16:59 Themes and My Favourites
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The 1990 Booker Prize Shortlist- 35 Years On!

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