their cerebral pursuits that makes us care". Concluding, "There's real magic behind all the brainy trickery and an emotional journey on top of the academic quest. So I loved it." Awards and nominations 1990 Booker Prize 1990 Irish Times-Aer Lingus International Fiction Prize Adaptations The novel was adapted as a 2002 feature film by the same name, starring Gwyneth Paltrow as Maud Bailey; Aaron Eckhart as Roland Michell; and Jeremy Northam and Jennifer Ehle as the fictional poets Randolph Henry Ash and Christabel LaMotte, respectively. The film differs considerably from the novel. The novel was also adapted as a radio play, serialised in 15 parts between 19 December 2011 and 6 January 2012, on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour. it featured Jemma Redgrave as Maud, Harry Hadden-Paton as Roland, James D'Arcy as Ash and Rachael Stirling as LaMotte. References Further reading Bentley, Nick. "A.S. Byatt, Possession: A Romance". In Contemporary British Fiction (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2008), 140–48. . External links A.S. Byatt discusses Possession, BBC World Book Club 1990 British novels Booker Prize-winning works British novels adapted into films British romance novels Chatto & Windus books Literary criticism Literature about literature Metafictional novels Novels adapted into radio programs Novels by A. S. Byatt