1986 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 1986.

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

[edit] Book of the Year

Kazuo Ishiguro, An Artist of the Floating World

[edit] Children's Book

Winner:

• Andrew Taylor, The Coal House

[edit] First Novel

Winner:

• Jim Crace, Continent

[edit] Novel

Winner:

• Kazuo Ishiguro, An Artist of the Floating World

[edit] Biography

Winners:

• Richard Mabey, Gilbert White

[edit] Poetry

Winners:

• Peter Reading, Stet