Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
British novelist, born 1959.
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit is a 1985 novel by Jeanette Winterson.
In coming of age, LGBTQ+
On 2 of the 19 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Jeanette Winterson
- First published
- 1985
- Length
- 240 pages (UK paperback)
- Genre
- Literary fiction, LGBTQ+, Coming of age, Religion and faith
Is Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit worth reading?
2 of the 19 best-of lists it could have made include it: 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime (Amazon.co.uk) and The 100 greatest British novels (BBC Culture).
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime (Amazon.co.uk, 2014) | Listed | See the list |
| The 100 greatest British novels (BBC Culture, 2015) | No. 56 | See the list |
Best edition of Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
The edition we link to is the Vintage paperback (2014), 240 pages.
- Publisher
- Vintage (paperback, 2014)
- Pages
- 240
- ISBN
- 9780099598183
How critics, prizes and readers rate Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
Readers and critics rate it about equally: it earned 13% on readers' and booksellers' lists and 8% on critics' lists, against 0% on prize lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
Books like Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
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