The Big Jubilee Read1972-1981

Given by BBC Arts and The Reading Agency

10 Works 74,400 Books 1,508 Reviews 4.1
Queen Elizabeth II is the longest-serving monarch in British history, with a reign that began on 6 February 1952. The Big Jubilee Read celebrates great books from across the Commonwealth, to show more coincide with the Platinum Jubilee. It features 70 titles - ten from each decade of the Queen's reign. show less
Categories:
All, 1952-1961 (10), 1962-1971 (10), 1972-1981 (10), 1982-1991 (10), 1992-2001 (10), 2002-2011 (10), 2012-2021 (10)
Year Awarded:
2022
WorkOrder Label
The Nowhere Man (1972) by Kamala Markandaya
India
1972
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1974) by John le Carré
England
1974
The Thorn Birds (1977) by Colleen McCullough
Australia
1977
The Beggar Maid: Stories of Flo and Rose (1977) by Alice Munro
Canada
1977
The Sea, the Sea (1978) by Iris Murdoch
England
1978
The Crow Eaters: A Novel (1978) by Bapsi Sidhwa
Pakistan
1978
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1979) by Douglas Adams
England
1979
Clear Light of Day (1980) by Anita Desai
India
1980
Tsotsi (1980) by Athol Fugard
South Africa
1980
Midnight's Children (1981) by Salman Rushdie
England/India
1981

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