G. (novel)
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| Author | John Berger |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
Publication date | 1972 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
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| Pages | 318 |
| ISBN | 0-297-99423-9 |
G. is a 1972 novel by John Berger, set in pre-First World War Europe.[1] Its protagonist, named "G.", is a Don Juan or Casanova-like lover of women who gradually comes to political consciousness after misadventures across the continent. Berger's experimental, non-linear narrative novel won both the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction and the Booker Prize. At the Booker Prize ceremony Berger criticized the sponsor Booker-McConnall for exploiting trade in the Caribbean for the past 130 years.[2] Berger also gave half of the prize money to the British Black Panther movement.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "G. | Kirkus Reviews" – via www.kirkusreviews.com.
- ^ Jordison, Sam (9 January 2008). "Looking back at the Booker: John Berger". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ Cummins, Anthony (18 May 2013). "G by John Berger – review". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
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