Jeanette Winterson, Written on the Body

Aloisia Sorop

Ed. by Cristina Sandru, The Literary Encyclopedia
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.09: English Writing and Culture: Postwar and Contemporary Britain , 1945-present.
Vol. editors: Gina Lyle (University of York), Graham MacPhee (University of Manchester), Kerry Myler (Birmingham Newman University), Jenni Ramone (The Nottingham Trent University)

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First circulation or publication 1992

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The novel

Written on the Body

(1992) was published after Jeanette Winterson had gained international reputation as a postmodernist ‘queer' writer with her previous novels

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

(1985),

Boating for Beginners

(1985),

The Passion

(1987) and

Sexing the Cherry

(1989). She was hailed from her very first novel as a very promising writer of the new generation.

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

earned her the Whitbread First Novel Award,

The Passion

the John Llewelyn Rhys Prize and

Sexing the Cherry

the E.M. Foster Award. Her first novel,

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

, was made into a highly popular TV drama that won two BAFTA awards, one for the best TV Drama Series and one for the Best Actress, as well as The Prix d'argent for Best Script in 1991.

Written on the Body

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Citation: Sorop, Aloisia. "Written on the Body". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 03 December 2008 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=8889, accessed 21 November 2024.]

Jeanette Winterson, Written on the Body

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