Impossible Object (novel)

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Impossible Object
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Author Nicholas Mosley
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
Publication date
1968

Impossible Object is a 1968 novel written by Nicholas Mosley. It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1969. [1]

Film adaptation

In 1973, a motion picture adaptation starring Alan Bates, and Dominique Sanda was released. The film was scripted by the novel's author, Nicholas Mosley. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "The Booker Prize 1969". Booker Prize Foundation. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  2. "Festival de Cannes: Story of a Love Story". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
  3. "Impossible Object". UniFrance. Retrieved 26 September 2021.