The Great Victorian Collection
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The Great Victorian Collection, published in 1975, is a novel
by Northern Irish-Canadian writer Brian Moore
. Set in Carmel, California, it tells the story of a man who dreams that the empty parking lot
he can see from his hotel window has been transformed by the arrival of a collection of priceless Victoriana
on display in a vast open-air market. When he awakes he finds that he can no longer distinguish the dream from reality.
The book won the 1975 James Tait Black Memorial Prize
For Fictionand, in Canada in 1975, the Governor General's Award for English language fiction
.
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
by Northern Irish-Canadian writer Brian Moore
Brian Moore (novelist)
Brian Moore was a Northern Irish novelist and screenwriter who emigrated to Canada and later lived in the United States. He was acclaimed for the descriptions in his novels of life in Northern Ireland after the Second World War, in particular his explorations of the inter-communal divisions of The...
. Set in Carmel, California, it tells the story of a man who dreams that the empty parking lot
Parking lot
A parking lot , also known as car lot, is a cleared area that is intended for parking vehicles. Usually, the term refers to a dedicated area that has been provided with a durable or semi-durable surface....
he can see from his hotel window has been transformed by the arrival of a collection of priceless Victoriana
Victoriana
Victoriana refers to items or material from the Victorian period , especially those particularly evocative of the design style and outlook of the time....
on display in a vast open-air market. When he awakes he finds that he can no longer distinguish the dream from reality.
The book won the 1975 James Tait Black Memorial Prize
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
Founded in 1919, the James Tait Black Memorial Prizes are among the oldest and most prestigious book prizes awarded for literature written in the English language and are Britain's oldest literary awards...
For Fictionand, in Canada in 1975, the Governor General's Award for English language fiction
Governor General's Award for English language fiction
This is a list of recipients of the Governor General's Award for English language fiction.-1930s:*1936: Bertram Brooker, Think of the Earth*1937: Laura Salverson, The Dark Weaver*1938: Gwethalyn Graham, Swiss Sonata...
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