1988 Whitbread Awards

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The Whitbread Awards (since 2006 called the Costa Book Awards) are among the United Kingdom's most prestigious literary awards. They were launched in 1971, are given both for high literary merit but also for works that are enjoyable reading and whose aim is to convey the enjoyment of reading to the widest possible audience. This page gives details of the awards given in the year 1988.

Contents 1 Book of the Year 2 Children's Book 3 First Novel 4 Novel 5 Biography 6 Poetry

[edit] Book of the Year

Paul Sayer, The Comforts of Madness

[edit] Children's Book

Winner:

• Judy Allen, Awaiting Developments

[edit] First Novel

Winner:

• Paul Sayer, The Comforts of Madness

[edit] Novel

Winner:

• Salman Rushdie, The Satanic Verses

[edit] Biography

Winners:

• A N Wilson, Tolstoy

[edit] Poetry

Winners:

• Peter Porter, The Automatic Oracle