The Blasphemer
British novelist, born 1964.
The Blasphemer is a 2010 novel by Nigel Farndale. It was shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award in 2010.
On 2 of the 16 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Nigel Farndale
- First published
- 2010
- Length
- 496 pages (UK paperback)
- Awards
- Costa Novel Award shortlist, 2010
- Genre
- Literary fiction, Religion and faith, Philosophical
Is The Blasphemer worth reading?
2 of the 16 best-of lists it could have made include it: the Costa Novel Award and Richard & Judy Book Club picks.
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| Costa (Whitbread) Novel Award (winners and shortlists) (Costa, 2010) | Shortlist | See the list |
| Richard & Judy Book Club picks (Richard & Judy / WHSmith, 2004-) | Listed | See the list |
Best edition of The Blasphemer
The edition we link to is the Black Swan paperback (2011), 496 pages.
- Publisher
- Black Swan (paperback, 2011)
- Pages
- 496
- ISBN
- 9780552776172
How critics, prizes and readers rate The Blasphemer
Prize juries rate it most highly: it earned 17% of the points available on prize lists, against 7% on readers' and booksellers' lists and 0% on critics' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work