 First edition (UK) | |
| Author | Beryl Bainbridge |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Black comedy |
| Publisher | Duckworth (UK) George Braziller (US) |
Publication date | Oct 1974 (UK) Jan 1975 (US) |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print, audio & ebook |
| Pages | 160 (UK) |
| ISBN | 0-7156-0864-9 |
| OCLC | 1255205 |
| 823/.9/14 | |
| LC Class | PZ4.B162 Bo PR6052.A3195 |
The Bottle Factory Outing is a 1974 novel by English writer Beryl Bainbridge. It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize that year,[1] won the Guardian Fiction Prize[2] and is regarded as one of her best.[3] It is also listed as one of the 100 greatest novels of all time by Robert McCrum of The Observer.[4] The book was inspired by Beryl Bainbridge's own experiences working as a cellar girl in a bottling factory after her divorce in 1959.[5][6]
- ^ "The Man Booker Prize 1974". The Booker Prize Foundation. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ Guardian Fiction Prize - britishliteraryprizes Retrieved 2012-11-23.
- ^ Beryl Bainbridge remembered Obituary by AN Wilson, The Observer, 4 July 2010.
- ^ The 100 greatest novels of all time: The list, Robert McCrum, The Observer, 12 October 2003
- ^ Beryl Bainbridge Criticism (Vol. 131) from ENotes. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
- ^ A Guide to Twentieth Century Literature in English, edited by Harry Blamires, publ. 1983 by Methuen, ISBN 0-416-56180-2, page 13