Booker Prize Winners
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Booker Prize Winners

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NameAuthorYearCountry of OriginPublisherGenreSynopsis
21Oscar and LucindaPeter Carey1988AustraliaFaber & FaberHistorical FictionA quirky love story about a gambler and a glassmaker in 19th-century Australia, blending fate, ambition, and eccentricity.
22The Remains of the DayKazuo Ishiguro1989United KingdomFaber & FaberHistorical FictionA restrained English butler reminisces about his past service, duty, and unspoken love, highlighting themes of regret and repression.
23Possession: A RomanceA.S. Byatt1990United KingdomChatto & WindusLiterary FictionA novel intertwining two love stories: one contemporary and one Victorian, exploring the lives of two fictional poets through letters, poems, and diaries.
24The Famished RoadBen Okri1991NigeriaJonathan CapeMagical RealismFollows the life of Azaro, a spirit child (abiku) navigating between the spiritual and physical worlds in an African village.
25The English PatientMichael Ondaatje1992CanadaBloomsburyHistorical FictionSet during WWII, it interweaves the stories of four individuals in a bombed-out Italian villa, leading to deep revelations about love, loss, and identity.
26Sacred HungerBarry Unsworth1992United KingdomHamish HamiltonHistorical FictionExplores the 18th-century British slave trade, focusing on a slave ship and the economic and moral dilemmas of its crew.
27Paddy Clarke Ha Ha HaRoddy Doyle1993IrelandSecker & WarburgLiterary FictionA coming-of-age story about 10-year-old Paddy Clarke growing up in 1960s Dublin, capturing his thoughts, mischief, and struggles with family issues.
28How Late It Was, How LateJames Kelman1994ScotlandSecker & WarburgLiterary FictionFollows Sammy, a Glasgow ex-convict who wakes up blind after a brawl, struggling to navigate a bureaucratic and unforgiving world.
29The Ghost RoadPat Barker1995United KingdomVikingHistorical FictionThe final book in the Regeneration Trilogy, it delves into the psychological effects of WWI through the eyes of soldiers and psychiatrists.
30Last OrdersGraham Swift1996United KingdomPicadorLiterary FictionFour friends embark on a road trip to scatter their late friend’s ashes, reflecting on their intertwined lives and past regrets.
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