(1995) is Kate Atkinson’s debut novel and winner of the 1995 Whitbread Book of the Year Prize. In the years since its publication, the novel has received significant academic attention.

established Atkinson’s interest in the female point of view, a trend which became established in a number of works since, including:

(2018):

(1997),

(2000), and

(2013). In 2002, Emma Parker published a reader’s guide to the novel and argued that

was the first of a “trilogy” of novels featuring female protagonists in search of not only their gendered identity, but also their place in history and society (2002: 17), combining the bildungsroman with historical fiction and…

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Citation: Domínguez García, Beatriz. "Behind the Scenes at the Museum". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 13 April 2021 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=10380, accessed 18 April 2024.]

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