The Glass Room
British novelist, 1948–2025. Won the Walter Scott Prize in 2016.
The Glass Room is a 2009 novel by Simon Mawer. It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2009.
On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Simon Mawer
- First published
- 2009
- Length
- 416 pages (UK paperback)
- Awards
- Booker Prize shortlist, 2009
- Walter Scott Prize shortlist, 2010
- Genre
- Historical fiction, Class and society, Love story, War and conflict
Is The Glass Room worth reading?
2 of the 17 best-of lists it could have made include it: the Booker Prize and the Walter Scott Prize.
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| Booker Prize (winners and shortlists) (Booker Prize Foundation, 2009) | Shortlist | See the list |
| Walter Scott Prize (winners and shortlists) (Abbotsford Trust, 2010) | Shortlist | See the list |
Best edition of The Glass Room
The edition we link to is the Abacus paperback (2010), 416 pages.
- Publisher
- Abacus (paperback, 2010)
- Pages
- 416
- ISBN
- 9780349121321
How critics, prizes and readers rate The Glass Room
Prize juries rate it most highly: it earned 33% of the points available on prize lists, against 0% on critics' lists and 0% on readers' and booksellers' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work