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| Author | Stanley Middleton |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | Hutchinson |
Publication date | 1974 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardback &paperback) |
| Pages | 239 |
| ISBN | 0-09-119910-7 |
Holiday is a novel by English writerStanley Middleton published in 1974 byHutchinson. The novel along withNadine Gordimer’sThe Conservationist jointly won theBooker Prize in 1974.[1]
The novel revolves around Edwin Fisher, a lecturer who takes a holiday at a seaside resort. The work takes place entirely within the mind of Fisher, with much of the book's development dealing with the painful realities of his mind and life.
Holiday shared the 1974Booker Prize for Fiction withThe Conservationist, by Nadine Gordimer.
In 2006,The Times re-submitted the opening chapter of the novel (along with fellow Booker winnerIn a Free State, byV. S. Naipaul) to 20 literary agents and publishers. Only one agent acceptedHoliday, while Naipaul's novel was rejected by every house to which it was sent.
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