Waterland (novel)

Waterland
First edition
AuthorGraham Swift
LanguageEnglish
PublisherWilliam Heinemann
Publication date
1983
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages310 pp
ISBN0-434-75330-0
OCLC10052188
823/.914 19
LC ClassPR6069.W47 W3 1983b

Waterland is a 1983 novel by Graham Swift published by William Heinemann. It is set in The Fens of eastern England. It won the Guardian Fiction Prize, and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize.[1]

In 1992, it was adapted into a film directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal, starring Jeremy Irons.[2]

  1. ^ "Waterland | The Booker Prizes". thebookerprizes.com. 1 January 1983. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Movie Review: Waterland". www.austinchronicle.com. Retrieved 23 March 2024.