Academy Awards: Buy the books that became the 2016 Oscars nominees on Amazon
By Bryce Olin
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Brooklyn
Written by Colm Tóibín
Publishing Year: 2009
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In Brooklyn, Ellis Lacey, an Irish woman, departs Ireland in the 1950s for work in Brooklyn, New York, where she begins her adult life on her own.
The novel did not win many awards, but it was awarded the Costa Novel Award, and the book was a New York Times Bestseller.
Brooklyn was nominated for three Oscars at the 2016 Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Actress in a Leading Role (Saoirse Ronan), and Best Adapted Screenplay.
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