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Jeanette Winterson


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Jeanette Winterson lives in Gloucestershire. She published her first novel, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit to international acclaim in 1985.

Genres: Literary Fiction, Horror, Fantasy, Historical
 
Novels
   Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (1985)
   The Passion (1987)
   Sexing the Cherry (1989)
   Written on the Body (1992)
   Art and Lies (1994)
   Gut Symmetries (1997)
   The Powerbook (2000)
   Lighthousekeeping (2004)
   Tanglewreck (2006)
   The Stone Gods (2007)
   The Battle of the Sun (2009)
   The Daylight Gate (2012)
   Frankissstein (2019)
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Collections
   The World and Other Places (1998)
   The Brighton Book (2005) (with others)
   Ox-Tales: Fire (2009) (with others)
   Christmas Days (2016)
   Eight Ghosts (2017) (with others)
   The Night Side of the River (2023)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   The King of Capri (2003)
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Anthologies edited
   Midsummer Nights (2009)
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Series contributed to
Myths
   3. Weight (2005)
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Vintage Minis
   Love (2017)
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Picture Books show
 
Non fiction show
 
Omnibus editions show
 
Jeanette Winterson recommends
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August Blue (2023)
Deborah Levy
"Levy's strength is her originality of thought and expression."
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River Sing Me Home (2023)
Eleanor Shearer
"A strong and beautiful novel that stares into the face of brutality and the heart of love."
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Hybrid Humans (2022)
Harry Parker
"I loved Hybrid Humans."

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Anthologies containing stories by Jeanette Winterson
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Love (2012)
Great Short Stories for Women by Women
edited by
Victoria Hislop
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The Best British Short Stories 2012 (2012)
(Best British Short Stories)
edited by
Nicholas Royle

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Awards
Whitbread Prize Best First Novel winner (1985) : Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
Booker Prize Best Novel nominee (2019) : Frankissstein


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