Bad Sex in Fiction Award

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Andere Namen: Bad Sex in Fiction Award Shortlist (Englisch)
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The Literary Review Bad Sex in Fiction Award is an award given annually to the author who produces the worst description of a sex scene in a novel. The award is in the form of a "semi-abstract mehr anzeigen trophy representing sex in the 1950s", which depicts a naked woman draped over an open book. It has been presented each year since 1993 by the Literary Review, a London literary journal. The award was originally established by Rhoda Koenig, a literary critic, and Auberon Waugh, then editor of the Literary Review. The given rationale is "to draw attention to the crude, tasteless, often perfunctory use of redundant passages of sexual description in the modern novel, and to discourage it". weniger anzeigen
Etappen:
Alle, Winner (28), Shortlist (139)
Jahre:
Alle, 2019 (5), 2018 (7), 2017 (6), 2016 (5), 2015 (8), 2014 (10), 2013 (8), 2012 (7), 2011 (12), 2010 (6), 2009 (9), 2008 (8), 2007 (6), 2006 (8), 2005 (10), 2004 (10), 2003 (8), 2002 (7), 2001 (6), 2000 (7), 1999 (4), 1998 (4), 1997 (1), 1996 (1), 1995 (1), 1994 (1), 1993 (1)

Winner 28

Shortlist 139

WerkJahr
The River Capture von Mary Costello2019
City of Girls von Elizabeth Gilbert2019
The Electric Hotel von Dominic Smith2019
Scoundrels von Major Victor Cornwall2018
Connect von Julian Gough2018
Die Ermordung des Commendatore von Haruki Murakami2018
Kismet von Luke Tredget2018
Grace's Day von William Wall2018
The Paper Lovers von Gerard Woodward2018
The Seventh Function of Language von Laurent Binet2017
As A God Might Be von Neil Griffiths2017
The Future Won't Be Long von Jarett Kobek2017
War Cry von Wilbur Smith2017
Here Comes Trouble von Simon Wroe2017
A Doubter's Almanac von Ethan Canin2016
The Butcher's Hook von Janet Ellis2016
Leave Me von Gayle Forman2016
Der Trafikant von Robert Seethaler2016
Before, During, After von Richard Bausch2015
Book of Numbers von Joshua Cohen2015
Wider die Natur von Tomas Espedal2015
Fates and Furies von Lauren Groff2015
The Making of Zombie Wars von Aleksandar Hemon2015
Angst vorm Sterben von Erica Jong2015
The Martini Shot: A Novella and Stories von George Pelecanos2015
The Snow Queen von Michael Cunningham2014
Der schmale Pfad durchs Hinterland von Richard Flanagan2014
The Hormone Factory: A Novel von Saskia Goldschmidt2014
The Affairs of Others: A Novel von Amy Grace Loyd2014
Die Pilgerjahre des farblosen Herrn Tazaki von Haruki Murakami2014
Desert God von Wilbur Smith2014
Things to Make and Break von May-Lan Tan2014
The Lemon Grove von Helen Walsh2014
Der Gesang der Wellen nach dem Sturm: Roman von Kirsty Wark2014
My Education von Susan Choi2013
The Last Banquet von Jonathan Grimwood2013
House of Earth von Woody Guthrie2013
Motherland von William Nicholson2013
The Victoria System von Eric Reinhardt2013
World Was All Before Them von Matthew Reynolds2013
Secrecy von Rupert Thomson2013
The Yips von Nicola Barker2012
The Adventuress: A Novel von N.D. Coleridge2012
Noughties von Ben Masters2012
The quiddity of Will Self von Sam Mills2012
Divine Comedy von Craig Raine2012
Back to Blood: Roman von Tom Wolfe2012
The Great Night von Chris Adrian2011
Ayla und das Lied der Höhlen von Jean M. Auel2011
On Canaan's Side von Sebastian Barry2011
Everything Beautiful Began After von Simon Van Booy2011
Der letzte Befehl von Lee Child2011
Das letzte Testament der Heiligen Schrift von James Frey2011
Der Anschlag von Stephen King2011
1Q84 von Haruki Murakami2011
Parallelgeschichten von Péter Nádas2011
Outside the Ordinary World von Dori Ostermiller2011
Dead Europe von Christos Tsiolkas2011
Freiheit von Jonathan Franzen2010
The Golden Mean von Annabel Lyon2010
A Life Apart von Neel Mukherjee2010
Mister Peanut: Roman von Adam Ross2010
Nur eine Ohrfeige von Christos Tsiolkas2010
Unendlichkeiten von John Banville2009
Love Begins in Winter: Five Stories (P.S.) von Simon Van Booy2009
Der Tod des Bunny Munro von Nick Cave2009
Ten Storey Love Song von Richard Milward2009
Verse auf Leben und Tod von Amos Oz2009
The Rescue Man von Anthony Quinn2009
Die Demütigung von Philip Roth2009
A Dead Hand: A Crime in Calcutta by Theroux, Paul (2010) Paperback von Paul Theroux2009
The Reserve von Russell Banks2008
The Gate of Air: A Ghost Story von James Buchan2008
All in the Mind von Alastair Campbell2008
Attachment von Isabel Fonseca2008
To Love, Honour and Betray (Till Divorce Us Do Part) von Kathy Lette2008
Sashenka von Simon Sebag Montefiore2008
Die Witwen von Eastwick von John Updike2008
Der Apotheker: Roman von Clare Clark2007
Apples von Richard Milward2007
Will von Christopher Rush2007
Snack Daddys abenteuerliche Reise. von Gary Shteyngart2007
Girl meets boy : der Mythos von Iphis von Ali Smith2007
The Whole World Over von Julia Glass2006
Der wunde Punkt von Mark Haddon2006
Der dreizehnte Monat von David Mitchell2006
Gegen den Tag von Thomas Pynchon2006
The Book of Dave: a revelation of the recent past and the distant future von Will Self2006
Die Bettgeschichten der Meisterköche. von Irvine Welsh2006
Das Sakrament : Roman von Tim Willocks2006
Die Bibliothek von Olea von Christine Aziz2005
Madame Lai von Marlon Brando2005
The First Casualty von Ben Elton2005
Erinnerung an meine traurigen Huren von Gabriel Garcia Marquez2005
Lobster von Guillaume Lecasble2005
Shalimar der Narr von Salman Rushdie2005
The Alchemy of Desire von Tarun J. Tejpal2005
Blinding Light von Paul Theroux2005
Landleben von John Updike2005
Snobs von Julian Fellowes2004
Atlas für verschollene Liebende von Nadeem Aslam2004
Before I Forget von André Brink2004
The Food of Love von Anthony Capella2004
Young Turk von Moris Farhi2004
Virgin in the Gym and Other Stories von Wendy Perriam2004
Shantaram von Gregory David Roberts2004
Dr Mukti and other tales of woe von Will Self2004
The Last Song of Dusk von Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi2004
Cherry von Matt Thorne2004
Elf Minuten von Paulo Coelho2003
Peyton Amberg von Tama Janowitz2003
Too Beautiful for You: Tales of Improper Behavior von Rod Liddle2003
The Crime Tsar von Nichola McAuliffe2003
The Sucker's Kiss von Alan Parker2003
Der Fremde im Palazzo d'Oro von Paul Theroux2003
Sucht mein Angesicht von John Updike2003
Godchildren von Nicholas Coleridge2002
Middlesex von Jeffrey Eugenides2002
Das karmesinrote Blütenblatt von Michel Faber2002
Aschermittwoch von Ethan Hawke2002
Die Wandlungen des Pran Nath von Hari Kunzru2002
Dorian von Will Self2002
Little Green Man von Simon Armitage2001
Die Korrekturen von Jonathan Franzen2001
Fourplay von Jane Moore2001
Der Simulant. von Chuck Palahniuk2001
Game Over von Adele Parks2001
The Constant Eye von Candida Clark2000
Bad Heir Day von Wendy Holden2000
The Deposition of Father McGreevy von Brian O'Doherty2000
Lying von Wendy Perriam2000
Ausweg: Roman von Edward St. Aubyn2000
Gertrude und Claudius von John Updike2000
Fortunas Tochter von Isabel Allende1999
Married Alive von Julie Burchill1999
Scandal von Amanda Platell1999
By Design von Richard E. Grant1998
The Shape of Ice von Douglas Hurd1998
Mr. MacGregor von Alan Titchmarsh1998

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The Literary Review Bad Sex in Fiction Award is an award given annually to the author who produces the worst description of a sex scene in a novel. The award is in the form of a "semi-abstract trophy representing sex in the 1950s", which depicts a naked woman draped over an open book. It has been presented each year since 1993 by the Literary Review, a London literary journal. The award was originally established by Rhoda Koenig, a literary critic, and Auberon Waugh, then editor of the Literary Review. The given rationale is "to draw attention to the crude, tasteless, often perfunctory use of redundant passages of sexual description in the modern novel, and to discourage it". (English, Von Mitgliedern verfasst)
Each year since 1993, Literary Review presents the annual Bad Sex in Fiction Award to the author who produces the worst description of a sex scene in a novel. The award itself is in the form of a "semi-abstract trophy representing sex in the 1950s",[2] which depicts a naked woman draped over an open book. The award was originally established by Rhoda Koenig, a literary critic, and Auberon Waugh, then editor of the Literary Review. The given rationale is "to draw attention to the crude, tasteless, often perfunctory use of redundant passages of sexual description in the modern novel, and to discourage it http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literary_Review#Bad_Sex_in_Fiction_Award (English, Von Mitgliedern verfasst)

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