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Monday, Nov 24
John Updike, Russell Banks, and Paulo Coelho Score Bad Sex in Fiction Nominations
Heavy-hitting nominees included John Updike, Russell Banks, and Paulo Coelho. In 2006 Iain Hollingshead won the grand prize for his two-paragraph exercise in young, bad sex from, Twentysomething. His winning passage climaxes with "a commotion of grunts and squeaks," and is well-worth reading. The late Norman Mailer won last year. Here's the complete 2008 shortlist from the Guardian. Place your bets in the comments section: "James Buchan for The Gate of Air Email This Post |
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