 First edition | |
| Author | Rose Tremain |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Chatto & Windus |
Publication date | May 19, 2016 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 241 |
| ISBN | 978-1-7847-40030 |
The Gustav Sonata is a novel by English author Rose Tremain published in 2016 by Chatto & Windus.
It won the National Jewish Book Award in 2016[1] and the Ribalow Prize in 2017[2] and it was also shortlisted for the Costa Book Awards[3] and the Walter Scott Prize[4] in 2016 and longlisted for the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction in 2017.[5]
It was loosely based on Paul Grüninger, Police Chief of the Canton of St Gallen in 1937.[6]
- ^ "Past Winners - Fiction". Jewish Book Council. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ "Rose Tremain's 'Gustav Sonata' wins Ribalow Prize for Jewish fiction". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ Cain, Sian (2016-11-22). "Costa book award 2016 shortlists dominated by female writers". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
- ^ Danuta Kean (19 June 2017). "Sebastian Barry's 'glorious and unusual' novel wins Walter Scott prize". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ "Announcing the 2017 longlist..." Women's Prize for Fiction. 2017-03-06. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
- ^ Acknowledgements on page 309 in the 2017 Vintage edition of the book.