Work Like Any Other is a 2016 debut novel by Virginia Reeves.[1] Set in the 1920s, it narrates the story of a poor electrician who siphons energy from his town's electricity source to save his family from poverty.[2] In July 2016 the book was longlisted for the 2016 Man Booker Prize.[3][4] In 2017, Virginia Reeves received The Prix littéraire de l'Université Inter-Ages du Dauphiné (UIAD) for her novel translated in french with the title Un travail comme un autre.
 First edition (US) | |
| Author | Virginia Reeves |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Publisher | Scribners |
Publication date | 2016 |
| Publication place | United States |
References
edit- ^ "Man Booker prize 2016: the longlist – in pictures". The Guardian. July 27, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
- ^ "Work Like Any Other | the Booker Prizes". 23 March 2017.
- ^ "The Man Booker Prize 2016 longlist". Man Booker. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ Alice (July 27, 2016). "Man Booker Prize announces 2016 longlist". Man Booker. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
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