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Waterland (novel)
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<p><i>Waterland</i> is a 1983 novel by <a href="/facts/Graham_Swift/Sc0QpaAA">Graham Swift</a> published by <a href="/facts/Heinemann_(publisher)/TQ4xDhoy">William Heinemann</a>. It is set in <a href="/facts/The_Fens/2lKmACUu">The Fens</a> of <a href="/facts/East_of_England/FJT2AWYl">eastern England</a>. It won the <a href="/facts/Guardian_Fiction_Prize/pqtsEdUz">Guardian Fiction Prize</a>, and was shortlisted for the <a href="/facts/Booker_Prize/P0yfbNIl">Booker Prize</a>. </p><p>In 1992, it was adapted into a <a href="/facts/Waterland_(film)/DK7hrRDg">film</a> directed by <a href="/facts/Stephen_Gyllenhaal/x1QQhttj">Stephen Gyllenhaal</a>, starring <a href="/facts/Jeremy_Irons/mDWms09t">Jeremy Irons</a>. </p>