David Guterson comes first in Literary Review's bad sex fiction award
The author of Snow Falling on Cedars wins the prize for his fifth novel, Ed King, a modern rewrite of the story of Oedipus
An over-reliance on coy terms such as "family jewels", "back door" and "front parlour" has won acclaimed American novelist David Guterson the dubious accolade of the Literary Review's bad sex in fiction award.
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
Tuesday, 6 December, 2011
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