Bad Sex in Fiction Award

Given by Literary Review

Altres noms: Bad Sex in Fiction Award Shortlist (Anglès)
167 obres 211,754 Llibres 6,753 Ressenyes ½ 3.8
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 mostra'n més 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". mostra'n menys
Stages:
Tots, Winner (28), Shortlist (139)
Years:
Tots, 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

ObraAny
The River Capture de Mary Costello2019
City of Girls de Elizabeth Gilbert2019
The Electric Hotel de Dominic Smith2019
Scoundrels de Major Victor Cornwall2018
Connect de Julian Gough2018
Killing Commendatore de Haruki Murakami2018
Kismet de Luke Tredget2018
Grace's Day de William Wall2018
The Paper Lovers de Gerard Woodward2018
The Seventh Function of Language de Laurent Binet2017
As A God Might Be de Neil Griffiths2017
The Future Won't Be Long de Jarett Kobek2017
War Cry de Wilbur Smith2017
Here Comes Trouble de Simon Wroe2017
A Doubter's Almanac de Ethan Canin2016
The Butcher's Hook de Janet Ellis2016
Leave Me de Gayle Forman2016
The Tobacconist de Robert Seethaler2016
Before, During, After de Richard Bausch2015
Book of Numbers de Joshua Cohen2015
Against Nature: The Notebooks de Tomas Espedal2015
Fates and Furies de Lauren Groff2015
The Making of Zombie Wars de Aleksandar Hemon2015
Fear of Dying de Erica Jong2015
The Martini Shot: A Novella and Stories de George Pelecanos2015
The Snow Queen de Michael Cunningham2014
The Narrow Road to the Deep North de Richard Flanagan2014
The Hormone Factory: A Novel de Saskia Goldschmidt2014
The Affairs of Others: A Novel de Amy Grace Loyd2014
El Noi sense color i els seus anys de pelegrinatge de Haruki Murakami2014
Desert God de Wilbur Smith2014
Things to Make and Break de May-Lan Tan2014
The Lemon Grove de Helen Walsh2014
The Legacy of Elizabeth Pringle de Kirsty Wark2014
My Education de Susan Choi2013
The Last Banquet de Jonathan Grimwood2013
House of Earth de Woody Guthrie2013
Motherland de William Nicholson2013
The Victoria System de Eric Reinhardt2013
World Was All Before Them de Matthew Reynolds2013
Secrecy de Rupert Thomson2013
The Yips de Nicola Barker2012
The Adventuress: A Novel de N.D. Coleridge2012
Noughties de Ben Masters2012
The quiddity of Will Self de Sam Mills2012
Divine Comedy de Craig Raine2012
Bloody Miami de Tom Wolfe2012
The Great Night: A Novel de Chris Adrian2011
La Terra de les coves pintades de Jean M. Auel2011
On Canaan's Side de Sebastian Barry2011
Everything Beautiful Began After de Simon Van Booy2011
The Affair de Lee Child2011
The Final Testament of the Holy Bible de James Frey2011
11/22/63 de Stephen King2011
1Q84 de Haruki Murakami2011
Parallel Stories de Péter Nádas2011
Outside the Ordinary World de Dori Ostermiller2011
Dead Europe de Christos Tsiolkas2011
Llibertat de Jonathan Franzen2010
The Golden Mean de Annabel Lyon2010
A Life Apart de Neel Mukherjee2010
Mr. Peanut de Adam Ross2010
The Slap de Christos Tsiolkas2010
Els infinits de John Banville2009
Love Begins in Winter: Five Stories (P.S.) de Simon Van Booy2009
The Death of Bunny Munro: A Novel de Nick Cave2009
Ten Storey Love Song de Richard Milward2009
Rhyming Life and Death de Amos Oz2009
The Rescue Man de Anthony Quinn2009
La humiliació de Philip Roth2009
A Dead Hand de Paul Theroux2009
The Reserve de Russell Banks2008
The Gate of Air: A Ghost Story de James Buchan2008
All in the Mind de Alastair Campbell2008
Attachment de Isabel Fonseca2008
To Love, Honour and Betray (Till Divorce Us Do Part) de Kathy Lette2008
Sashenka de Simon Sebag Montefiore2008
The Widows of Eastwick de John Updike2008
The Nature of Monsters de Clare Clark2007
Apples de Richard Milward2007
Will de Christopher Rush2007
Absurdistan de Gary Shteyngart2007
Girl Meets Boy: The Myth of Iphis de Ali Smith2007
The Whole World Over de Julia Glass2006
Un Petit inconvenient de Mark Haddon2006
Black Swan Green de David Mitchell2006
A contrallum de Thomas Pynchon2006
The Book of Dave: a revelation of the recent past and the distant future de Will Self2006
The Bedroom Secrets of the Master Chefs de Irvine Welsh2006
The Religion de Tim Willocks2006
The Olive Readers de Christine Aziz2005
Fan-Tan de Marlon Brando2005
The First Casualty de Ben Elton2005
Memòria de les meves putes tristes de Gabriel Garcia Marquez2005
Lobster de Guillaume Lecasble2005
Shalimar the Clown de Salman Rushdie2005
The Alchemy of Desire de Tarun J. Tejpal2005
Blinding Light de Paul Theroux2005
Villages de John Updike2005
Snobs de Julian Fellowes2004
Maps for Lost Lovers de Nadeem Aslam2004
Before I Forget de André Brink2004
The Food of Love de Anthony Capella2004
Young Turk de Moris Farhi2004
Virgin in the Gym and Other Stories de Wendy Perriam2004
Shantaram de Gregory David Roberts2004
Dr Mukti and other tales of woe de Will Self2004
The Last Song of Dusk de Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi2004
Cherry de Matt Thorne2004
Onze minuts de Paulo Coelho2003
Peyton Amberg de Tama Janowitz2003
Too Beautiful for You: Tales of Improper Behavior de Rod Liddle2003
The Crime Tsar de Nichola McAuliffe2003
The Sucker's Kiss de Alan Parker2003
The Stranger at the Palazzo d'Oro de Paul Theroux2003
Seek My Face de John Updike2003
Godchildren de Nicholas Coleridge2002
Middlesex de Jeffrey Eugenides2002
The Crimson Petal and the White de Michel Faber2002
Ash Wednesday de Ethan Hawke2002
The Impressionist de Hari Kunzru2002
Dorian de Will Self2002
Little Green Man de Simon Armitage2001
Les correccions de Jonathan Franzen2001
Fourplay de Jane Moore2001
Choke de Chuck Palahniuk2001
Game Over de Adele Parks2001
The Constant Eye de Candida Clark2000
Bad Heir Day de Wendy Holden2000
The Deposition of Father McGreevy de Brian O'Doherty2000
Lying de Wendy Perriam2000
A Clue to the Exit de Edward St. Aubyn2000
Gertrudis i Claudi de John Updike2000
Daughter of Fortune de Isabel Allende1999
Married Alive de Julie Burchill1999
Scandal de Amanda Platell1999
By Design de Richard E. Grant1998
The Shape of Ice de Douglas Hurd1998
Mr. MacGregor de Alan Titchmarsh1998

Descripcions

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, Escrit per membres)
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, Escrit per membres)

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