Booker Prize
The Booker Prize was founded in 1969 by Booker McConnell, a multinational conglomerate company. Administered by Book Trust in the United Kingdom, this prestigious award is given to the best full-length novel written in English by a citizen of the U.K., the Commonwealth, Eire, Pakistan, or South Africa.
Best Novel Awards
2021
Bewilderment by Richard Powers
China Room by Sunjeev Sahota
The Fortune Men by Nadifa Mohamed
Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead
An Island by Karen Jennings
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
Light Perpetual by Francis Spufford
No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood
A Passage North by Anuk Arudpragasam
The Promise by Damon Galgut (winner)
Second Place by Rachel Cusk
The Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris
A Town Called Solace by Mary Lawson
Bewilderment by Richard Powers
China Room by Sunjeev Sahota
The Fortune Men by Nadifa Mohamed
Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead
An Island by Karen Jennings
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
Light Perpetual by Francis Spufford
No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood
A Passage North by Anuk Arudpragasam
The Promise by Damon Galgut (winner)
Second Place by Rachel Cusk
The Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris
A Town Called Solace by Mary Lawson
2020
Apeirogon by Colum McCann
Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi
How Much of These Hills Is Gold by C Pam Zhang
Love and Other Thought Experiments by Sophie Ward
The Mirror And The Light by Hilary Mantel
The New Wilderness by Diane Cook
Real Life by Brandon Taylor
Redhead by the Side of the Road by Anne Tyler
The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste
Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart (winner)
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
This Mournable Body by Tsitsi Dangarembga
Who They Was by Gabriel Krauze
Apeirogon by Colum McCann
Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi
How Much of These Hills Is Gold by C Pam Zhang
Love and Other Thought Experiments by Sophie Ward
The Mirror And The Light by Hilary Mantel
The New Wilderness by Diane Cook
Real Life by Brandon Taylor
Redhead by the Side of the Road by Anne Tyler
The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste
Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart (winner)
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
This Mournable Body by Tsitsi Dangarembga
Who They Was by Gabriel Krauze
2019
10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World by Elif Shafak
Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann
Frankissstein by Jeanette Winterson
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
Lanny by Max Porter
Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli
The Man Who Saw Everything by Deborah Levy
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Night Boat to Tangier by Kevin Barry
An Orchestra of Minorities by Chigozie Obioma
Quichotte by Salman Rushdie
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood (winner)
The Wall by John Lanchester
10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World by Elif Shafak
Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann
Frankissstein by Jeanette Winterson
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
Lanny by Max Porter
Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli
The Man Who Saw Everything by Deborah Levy
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Night Boat to Tangier by Kevin Barry
An Orchestra of Minorities by Chigozie Obioma
Quichotte by Salman Rushdie
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood (winner)
The Wall by John Lanchester
2018
Everything Under by Daisy Johnson
From a Low and Quiet Sea by Donal Ryan
In Our Mad and Furious City by Guy Gunaratne
The Long Take by Robin Robertson
The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner
Milkman by Anna Burns (winner)
Normal People by Sally Rooney
The Overstory by Richard Powers
Sabrina by Nick Drnaso
Snap by Belinda Bauer
Warlight by Michael Ondaatje
Washington Black by Esi Edugyan
The Water Cure by Sophie Mackintosh
Everything Under by Daisy Johnson
From a Low and Quiet Sea by Donal Ryan
In Our Mad and Furious City by Guy Gunaratne
The Long Take by Robin Robertson
The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner
Milkman by Anna Burns (winner)
Normal People by Sally Rooney
The Overstory by Richard Powers
Sabrina by Nick Drnaso
Snap by Belinda Bauer
Warlight by Michael Ondaatje
Washington Black by Esi Edugyan
The Water Cure by Sophie Mackintosh
2017
4 3 2 1 by Paul Auster
Autumn by Ali Smith
Days Without End by Sebastian Barry
Elmet by Fiona Mozley
Exit West by Mohsin Hamid
History of Wolves by Emily Fridlund
Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders (winner)
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy
Reservoir 13 by Jon McGregor
Solar Bones by Mike McCormack
Swing Time by Zadie Smith
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
4 3 2 1 by Paul Auster
Autumn by Ali Smith
Days Without End by Sebastian Barry
Elmet by Fiona Mozley
Exit West by Mohsin Hamid
History of Wolves by Emily Fridlund
Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders (winner)
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy
Reservoir 13 by Jon McGregor
Solar Bones by Mike McCormack
Swing Time by Zadie Smith
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
2016
All That Man is by David Szalay
Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien
Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh
His Bloody Project by Graeme Macrae Burnet
Hot Milk by Deborah Levy
Hystopia by David Means
The Many by Wyl Menmuir
My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout
The North Water by Ian McGuire
The Schooldays of Jesus by J M Coetzee
The Sellout by Paul Beatty (winner)
Serious Sweet by A L Kennedy
Work Like Any Other by Virginia Reeves
All That Man is by David Szalay
Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien
Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh
His Bloody Project by Graeme Macrae Burnet
Hot Milk by Deborah Levy
Hystopia by David Means
The Many by Wyl Menmuir
My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout
The North Water by Ian McGuire
The Schooldays of Jesus by J M Coetzee
The Sellout by Paul Beatty (winner)
Serious Sweet by A L Kennedy
Work Like Any Other by Virginia Reeves
2015
A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James (winner)
The Chimes by Anna Smaill
Did You Ever Have A Family by Bill Clegg
The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma
The Green Road by Anne Enright
The Illuminations by Andrew O'Hagan
Lila by Marilynne Robinson
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
Satin Island by Tom McCarthy
Sleeping on Jupiter by Anuradha Roy
A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler
The Year of the Runaways by Sunjeev Sahota
A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James (winner)
The Chimes by Anna Smaill
Did You Ever Have A Family by Bill Clegg
The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma
The Green Road by Anne Enright
The Illuminations by Andrew O'Hagan
Lila by Marilynne Robinson
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
Satin Island by Tom McCarthy
Sleeping on Jupiter by Anuradha Roy
A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler
The Year of the Runaways by Sunjeev Sahota
2014
The Blazing World by Siri Hustvedt
The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell
The Dog by Joseph O'Neill
History of the Rain by Niall Williams
How to be both by Ali Smith
J by Howard Jacobson
The Lives of Others by Neel Mukherjee
The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan (winner)
Orfeo by Richard Powers
To Rise Again at a Decent Hour by Joshua Ferris
Us by David Nicholls
The Wake by Paul Kingsnorth
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler
The Blazing World by Siri Hustvedt
The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell
The Dog by Joseph O'Neill
History of the Rain by Niall Williams
How to be both by Ali Smith
J by Howard Jacobson
The Lives of Others by Neel Mukherjee
The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan (winner)
Orfeo by Richard Powers
To Rise Again at a Decent Hour by Joshua Ferris
Us by David Nicholls
The Wake by Paul Kingsnorth
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler
2013
Almost English by Charlotte Mendelson
Five Star Billionaire by Tash Aw
Harvest by Jim Crace
The Kills by Richard House
The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri
The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton (winner)
The Marrying of Chani Kaufman by Eve Harris
The Spinning Heart by Donal Ryan
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
The Testament of Mary by Colm Tóibín
TransAtlantic by Colum McCann
Unexploded by Alison MacLeod
We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo
Almost English by Charlotte Mendelson
Five Star Billionaire by Tash Aw
Harvest by Jim Crace
The Kills by Richard House
The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri
The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton (winner)
The Marrying of Chani Kaufman by Eve Harris
The Spinning Heart by Donal Ryan
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
The Testament of Mary by Colm Tóibín
TransAtlantic by Colum McCann
Unexploded by Alison MacLeod
We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo
2012
Bring up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel (winner)
Communion Town by Sam Thompson
The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng
The Lighthouse by Alison Moore
Narcopolis by Jeet Thayil
Philida by André Brink
Skios by Michael Frayn
Swimming Home by Deborah Levy
The Teleportation Accident by Ned Beauman
Umbrella by Will Self
The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
The Yips by Nicola Barker
Bring up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel (winner)
Communion Town by Sam Thompson
The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng
The Lighthouse by Alison Moore
Narcopolis by Jeet Thayil
Philida by André Brink
Skios by Michael Frayn
Swimming Home by Deborah Levy
The Teleportation Accident by Ned Beauman
Umbrella by Will Self
The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
The Yips by Nicola Barker
2011
A Cupboard Full of Coats by Yvvette Edwards
Derby Day by D J Taylor
Far to Go by Alison Pick
Half-Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan
Jamrach's Menagerie by Carol Birch
The Last Hundred Days by Patrick McGuinness
On Canaan's Side by Sebastian Barry
Pigeon English by Stephen Kelman
The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes (winner)
The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt
Snowdrops by A D Miller
The Stranger's Child by Alan Hollinghurst
The Testament of Jessie Lamb by Jane Rogers
A Cupboard Full of Coats by Yvvette Edwards
Derby Day by D J Taylor
Far to Go by Alison Pick
Half-Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan
Jamrach's Menagerie by Carol Birch
The Last Hundred Days by Patrick McGuinness
On Canaan's Side by Sebastian Barry
Pigeon English by Stephen Kelman
The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes (winner)
The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt
Snowdrops by A D Miller
The Stranger's Child by Alan Hollinghurst
The Testament of Jessie Lamb by Jane Rogers
2010
The Betrayal by Helen Dunmore
C by Tom McCarthy
February by Lisa Moore
The Finkler Question by Howard Jacobson (winner)
In a Strange Room by Damon Galgut
The Long Song by Andrea Levy
Parrot and Olivier in America by Peter Carey
Room by Emma Donoghue
Skippy Dies by Paul Murray
The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas
The Stars in the Bright Sky by Alan Warner
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell
Trespass by Rose Tremain
The Betrayal by Helen Dunmore
C by Tom McCarthy
February by Lisa Moore
The Finkler Question by Howard Jacobson (winner)
In a Strange Room by Damon Galgut
The Long Song by Andrea Levy
Parrot and Olivier in America by Peter Carey
Room by Emma Donoghue
Skippy Dies by Paul Murray
The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas
The Stars in the Bright Sky by Alan Warner
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell
Trespass by Rose Tremain
2009
Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín
The Children's Book by A S Byatt
The Glass Room by Simon Mawer
Heliopolis by James Scudamore
How to Paint a Dead Man by Sarah Hall
The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters
Love and Summer by William Trevor
Me Cheeta by James Lever
Not Untrue and Not Unkind by Ed O'Loughlin
The Quickening Maze by Adam Foulds
Summertime by J M Coetzee
The Wilderness by Samantha Harvey
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel (winner)
Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín
The Children's Book by A S Byatt
The Glass Room by Simon Mawer
Heliopolis by James Scudamore
How to Paint a Dead Man by Sarah Hall
The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters
Love and Summer by William Trevor
Me Cheeta by James Lever
Not Untrue and Not Unkind by Ed O'Loughlin
The Quickening Maze by Adam Foulds
Summertime by J M Coetzee
The Wilderness by Samantha Harvey
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel (winner)
2008
A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed Hanif
Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith
The Clothes on Their Backs by Linda Grant
The Enchantress of Florence by Salman Rushdie
A Fraction of the Whole by Steve Toltz
From A to X by John Berger
Girl in a Blue Dress by Gaynor Arnold
The Lost Dog by Michelle de Kretser
Netherland by Joseph O'Neill
The Northern Clemency by Philip Hensher
Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh
The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry
The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga (winner)
A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed Hanif
Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith
The Clothes on Their Backs by Linda Grant
The Enchantress of Florence by Salman Rushdie
A Fraction of the Whole by Steve Toltz
From A to X by John Berger
Girl in a Blue Dress by Gaynor Arnold
The Lost Dog by Michelle de Kretser
Netherland by Joseph O'Neill
The Northern Clemency by Philip Hensher
Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh
The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry
The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga (winner)
2007
Animal's People by Indra Sinha
Consolation by Michael Redhill
Darkmans by Nicola Barker
The Gathering by Anne Enright (winner)
The Gift of Rain by Tan Twan Eng
Gifted by Nikita Lalwani
Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones
On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan
The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid
Self Help by Edward Docx
The Welsh Girl by Peter Ho Davies
What Was Lost by Catherine O'Flynn
Winnie and Wolf by A N Wilson
Animal's People by Indra Sinha
Consolation by Michael Redhill
Darkmans by Nicola Barker
The Gathering by Anne Enright (winner)
The Gift of Rain by Tan Twan Eng
Gifted by Nikita Lalwani
Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones
On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan
The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid
Self Help by Edward Docx
The Welsh Girl by Peter Ho Davies
What Was Lost by Catherine O'Flynn
Winnie and Wolf by A N Wilson
2006
Be Near Me by Andrew O'Hagan
Black Swan Green by David Mitchell
Carry Me Down by M J Hyland
The Emperor's Children by Claire Messud
Gathering the Water by Robert Edric
Get a Life by Nadine Gordimer
In the Country of Men by Hisham Matar
The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai (winner)
Kalooki Nights by Howard Jacobson
Mother's Milk by Edward St. Aubyn
The Night Watch by Sarah Waters
The Other Side of the Bridge by Mary Lawson
The Perfect Man by Naeem Murr
The Ruby in Her Navel by Barry Unsworth
The Secret River by Kate Grenville
Seven Lies by James Lasdun
So Many Ways to Begin by Jon McGregor
The Testament of Gideon Mack by James Robertson
Theft by Peter Carey
Be Near Me by Andrew O'Hagan
Black Swan Green by David Mitchell
Carry Me Down by M J Hyland
The Emperor's Children by Claire Messud
Gathering the Water by Robert Edric
Get a Life by Nadine Gordimer
In the Country of Men by Hisham Matar
The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai (winner)
Kalooki Nights by Howard Jacobson
Mother's Milk by Edward St. Aubyn
The Night Watch by Sarah Waters
The Other Side of the Bridge by Mary Lawson
The Perfect Man by Naeem Murr
The Ruby in Her Navel by Barry Unsworth
The Secret River by Kate Grenville
Seven Lies by James Lasdun
So Many Ways to Begin by Jon McGregor
The Testament of Gideon Mack by James Robertson
Theft by Peter Carey
2005
The Accidental by Ali Smith
All for Love by Dan Jacobson
Arthur and George by Julian Barnes
Beyond Black by Hilary Mantel
The Harmony Silk Factory by Tash Aw
In the Fold by Rachel Cusk
A Long Long Way by Sebastian Barry
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
On Beauty by Zadie Smith
The People's Act of Love by James Meek
Saturday by Ian McEwan
The Sea by John Banville (winner)
Shalimar the Clown by Salman Rushdie
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka
Slow Man by J M Coetzee
This Is the Country by William Wall
This Thing of Darkness by Harry Thompson
The Accidental by Ali Smith
All for Love by Dan Jacobson
Arthur and George by Julian Barnes
Beyond Black by Hilary Mantel
The Harmony Silk Factory by Tash Aw
In the Fold by Rachel Cusk
A Long Long Way by Sebastian Barry
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
On Beauty by Zadie Smith
The People's Act of Love by James Meek
Saturday by Ian McEwan
The Sea by John Banville (winner)
Shalimar the Clown by Salman Rushdie
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka
Slow Man by J M Coetzee
This Is the Country by William Wall
This Thing of Darkness by Harry Thompson
2004
Always the Sun by Neil Cross
Becoming Strangers by Louise Dean
Bitter Fruit by Achmat Dangor
A Blade of Grass by Lewis DeSoto
Cherry by Matt Thorne
Clear: A Transparent Novel by Nicola Barker
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Cooking with Fernet Branca by James Hamilton-Paterson
The Electric Michelangelo by Sarah Hall
The Great Fire by Shirley Hazzard
Havoc by Ronan Bennett
The Honeymoon by Justin Haythe
I'll Go to Bed at Noon by Gerard Woodward
The Island Walkers by John Bemrose
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst (winner)
Maps for Lost Lovers by Nadeem Aslam
The Master by Colm Tóibín
Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Sixty Lights by Gail Jones
Snowleg by Nicholas Shakespeare
The Unnumbered by Sam North
Always the Sun by Neil Cross
Becoming Strangers by Louise Dean
Bitter Fruit by Achmat Dangor
A Blade of Grass by Lewis DeSoto
Cherry by Matt Thorne
Clear: A Transparent Novel by Nicola Barker
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Cooking with Fernet Branca by James Hamilton-Paterson
The Electric Michelangelo by Sarah Hall
The Great Fire by Shirley Hazzard
Havoc by Ronan Bennett
The Honeymoon by Justin Haythe
I'll Go to Bed at Noon by Gerard Woodward
The Island Walkers by John Bemrose
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst (winner)
Maps for Lost Lovers by Nadeem Aslam
The Master by Colm Tóibín
Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Sixty Lights by Gail Jones
Snowleg by Nicholas Shakespeare
The Unnumbered by Sam North
2003
Astonishing Splashes of Colour by Clare Morrall
Brick Lane by Monica Ali
The Good Doctor by Damon Galgut
Notes on a Scandal by Zoë Heller
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
Vernon God Little by D B C Pierre (winner)
Astonishing Splashes of Colour by Clare Morrall
Brick Lane by Monica Ali
The Good Doctor by Damon Galgut
Notes on a Scandal by Zoë Heller
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
Vernon God Little by D B C Pierre (winner)
2002
Dirt Music by Tim Winton
Family Matters by Rohinton Mistry
Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
Life of Pi by Yann Martel (winner)
The Story of Lucy Gault by William Trevor
Unless by Carol Shields
Dirt Music by Tim Winton
Family Matters by Rohinton Mistry
Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
Life of Pi by Yann Martel (winner)
The Story of Lucy Gault by William Trevor
Unless by Carol Shields
2001
Atonement by Ian McEwan
The Dark Room by Rachel Seiffert
Hotel World by Ali Smith
Number9dream by David Mitchell
Oxygen by Andrew Miller
True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey (winner)
Atonement by Ian McEwan
The Dark Room by Rachel Seiffert
Hotel World by Ali Smith
Number9dream by David Mitchell
Oxygen by Andrew Miller
True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey (winner)
2000
The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood (winner)
The Deposition of Father McGreevy by Brian O'Doherty
English Passengers by Matthew Kneale
The Hiding Place by Trezza Azzopardi
The Keepers of Truth by Michael Collins
When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood (winner)
The Deposition of Father McGreevy by Brian O'Doherty
English Passengers by Matthew Kneale
The Hiding Place by Trezza Azzopardi
The Keepers of Truth by Michael Collins
When We Were Orphans by Kazuo Ishiguro
1999
The Blackwater Lightship by Colm Tóibín
Disgrace by J M Coetzee (winner)
Fasting, Feasting by Anita Desai
Headlong by Michael Frayn
The Map of Love by Ahdaf Soueif
Our Fathers by Andrew O'Hagan
The Blackwater Lightship by Colm Tóibín
Disgrace by J M Coetzee (winner)
Fasting, Feasting by Anita Desai
Headlong by Michael Frayn
The Map of Love by Ahdaf Soueif
Our Fathers by Andrew O'Hagan
1998
Amsterdam by Ian McEwan (winner)
Breakfast on Pluto by Patrick McCabe
England, England by Julian Barnes
The Industry of Souls by Martin Booth
Master Georgie by Beryl Bainbridge
The Restraint of Beasts by Magnus Mills
Amsterdam by Ian McEwan (winner)
Breakfast on Pluto by Patrick McCabe
England, England by Julian Barnes
The Industry of Souls by Martin Booth
Master Georgie by Beryl Bainbridge
The Restraint of Beasts by Magnus Mills
1997
The Essence of the Thing by Madeleine St John
Europa by Tim Parks
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy (winner)
Grace Notes by Bernard MacLaverty
Quarantine by Jim Crace
The Underground Man by Mick Jackson
The Essence of the Thing by Madeleine St John
Europa by Tim Parks
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy (winner)
Grace Notes by Bernard MacLaverty
Quarantine by Jim Crace
The Underground Man by Mick Jackson
1996
Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood
Every Man for Himself by Beryl Bainbridge
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
Last Orders by Graham Swift (winner)
The Orchard on Fire by Shena Mackay
Reading in the Dark by Seamus Deane
Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood
Every Man for Himself by Beryl Bainbridge
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
Last Orders by Graham Swift (winner)
The Orchard on Fire by Shena Mackay
Reading in the Dark by Seamus Deane
1995
The Ghost Road by Pat Barker (winner)
In Every Face I Meet by Justin Cartwright
The Moor's Last Sigh by Salman Rushdie
Morality Play by Barry Unsworth
The Riders by Tim Winton
The Ghost Road by Pat Barker (winner)
In Every Face I Meet by Justin Cartwright
The Moor's Last Sigh by Salman Rushdie
Morality Play by Barry Unsworth
The Riders by Tim Winton
1994
Beside the Ocean of Time by George Mackay Brown
The Folding Star by Alan Hollinghurst
How Late It Was, How Late by James Kelman (winner)
Knowledge of Angels by Jill Paton Walsh
Paradise by Abdulrazak Gurnah
Beside the Ocean of Time by George Mackay Brown
The Folding Star by Alan Hollinghurst
How Late It Was, How Late by James Kelman (winner)
Knowledge of Angels by Jill Paton Walsh
Paradise by Abdulrazak Gurnah
1993
Crossing the River by Caryl Phillips
Paddy Clarke, Ha Ha Ha by Roddy Doyle (winner)
Remembering Babylon by David Malouf
Scar Tissue by Michael Ignatieff
The Stone Diaries by Carol Shields
Under the Frog by Tibor Fischer
Crossing the River by Caryl Phillips
Paddy Clarke, Ha Ha Ha by Roddy Doyle (winner)
Remembering Babylon by David Malouf
Scar Tissue by Michael Ignatieff
The Stone Diaries by Carol Shields
Under the Frog by Tibor Fischer
1992
Black Dogs by Ian McEwan
The Butcher Boy by Patrick McCabe
Daughters of the House by Michèle Roberts
The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje (winner)
Sacred Hunger by Barry Unsworth (winner)
Serenity House by Christopher Hope
Black Dogs by Ian McEwan
The Butcher Boy by Patrick McCabe
Daughters of the House by Michèle Roberts
The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje (winner)
Sacred Hunger by Barry Unsworth (winner)
Serenity House by Christopher Hope
1991
The Famished Road by Ben Okri (winner)
Reading Turgenev by William Trevor
The Redundancy of Courage by Timothy Mo
Such a Long Journey by Rohinton Mistry
Time's Arrow by Martin Amis
The Van by Roddy Doyle
The Famished Road by Ben Okri (winner)
Reading Turgenev by William Trevor
The Redundancy of Courage by Timothy Mo
Such a Long Journey by Rohinton Mistry
Time's Arrow by Martin Amis
The Van by Roddy Doyle
1990
Amongst Women by John McGahern
An Awfully Big Adventure by Beryl Bainbridge
The Gate of Angels by Penelope Fitzgerald
Lies of Silence by Brian Moore
Possession by A S Byatt (winner)
Solomon Gursky Was Here by Mordecai Richler
Amongst Women by John McGahern
An Awfully Big Adventure by Beryl Bainbridge
The Gate of Angels by Penelope Fitzgerald
Lies of Silence by Brian Moore
Possession by A S Byatt (winner)
Solomon Gursky Was Here by Mordecai Richler
1989
The Book of Evidence by John Banville
Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood
A Disaffection by James Kelman
Jigsaw by Sybille Bedford
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro (winner)
Restoration by Rose Tremain
The Book of Evidence by John Banville
Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood
A Disaffection by James Kelman
Jigsaw by Sybille Bedford
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro (winner)
Restoration by Rose Tremain
1988
The Beginning of Spring by Penelope Fitzgerald
The Lost Father by Marina Warner
Nice Work by David Lodge
Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey (winner)
The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie
Utz by Bruce Chatwin
The Beginning of Spring by Penelope Fitzgerald
The Lost Father by Marina Warner
Nice Work by David Lodge
Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey (winner)
The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie
Utz by Bruce Chatwin
1987
Anthills of the Savannah by Chinua Achebe
The Book and the Brotherhood by Iris Murdoch
Chatterton by Peter Ackroyd
Circles of Deceit by Nina Bawden
The Colour of Blood by Brian Moore
Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively (winner)
Anthills of the Savannah by Chinua Achebe
The Book and the Brotherhood by Iris Murdoch
Chatterton by Peter Ackroyd
Circles of Deceit by Nina Bawden
The Colour of Blood by Brian Moore
Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively (winner)
1986
An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro
Gabriel's Lament by Paul Bailey
An Insular Possession by Timothy Mo
The Old Devils by Kingsley Amis (winner)
What's Bred in the Bone by Robertson Davies
An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro
Gabriel's Lament by Paul Bailey
An Insular Possession by Timothy Mo
The Old Devils by Kingsley Amis (winner)
What's Bred in the Bone by Robertson Davies
1985
The Battle of Pollocks Crossing by J L Carr
The Bone People by Keri Hulme (winner)
The Good Apprentice by Iris Murdoch
The Good Terrorist by Doris Lessing
Illywhacker by Peter Carey
Last Letters from Hav by Jan Morris
The Battle of Pollocks Crossing by J L Carr
The Bone People by Keri Hulme (winner)
The Good Apprentice by Iris Murdoch
The Good Terrorist by Doris Lessing
Illywhacker by Peter Carey
Last Letters from Hav by Jan Morris
1984
According to Mark by Penelope Lively
Empire of the Sun by J G Ballard
Flaubert's Parrot by Julian Barnes
Hotel Du Lac by Anita Brookner (winner)
In Custody by Anita Desai
Small World by David Lodge
According to Mark by Penelope Lively
Empire of the Sun by J G Ballard
Flaubert's Parrot by Julian Barnes
Hotel Du Lac by Anita Brookner (winner)
In Custody by Anita Desai
Small World by David Lodge
1983
Flying to Nowhere by John Fuller
The Illusionist by Anita Mason
The Life and Times of Michael K by J M Coetzee (winner)
Rates of Exchange by Malcolm Bradbury
Shame by Salman Rushdie
Waterland by Graham Swift
Flying to Nowhere by John Fuller
The Illusionist by Anita Mason
The Life and Times of Michael K by J M Coetzee (winner)
Rates of Exchange by Malcolm Bradbury
Shame by Salman Rushdie
Waterland by Graham Swift
1982
The 27th Kingdom by Alice Thomas Ellis
Constance by Lawrence Durrell
An Ice-Cream War by William Boyd
Schindler's Ark by Thomas Keneally (winner)
Silence Among the Weapons by John Arden
Sour Sweet by Timothy Mo
The 27th Kingdom by Alice Thomas Ellis
Constance by Lawrence Durrell
An Ice-Cream War by William Boyd
Schindler's Ark by Thomas Keneally (winner)
Silence Among the Weapons by John Arden
Sour Sweet by Timothy Mo
1981
The Comfort of Strangers by Ian McEwan
Good Behaviour by Molly Keane
Loitering with Intent by Muriel Spark
Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie (winner)
Rhine Journey by Ann Schlee
The Sirian Experiments by Doris Lessing
The White Hotel by D M Thomas
The Comfort of Strangers by Ian McEwan
Good Behaviour by Molly Keane
Loitering with Intent by Muriel Spark
Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie (winner)
Rhine Journey by Ann Schlee
The Sirian Experiments by Doris Lessing
The White Hotel by D M Thomas
1980
The Beggar Maid by Alice Munro
Clear Light of Day by Anita Desai
Earthly Powers by Anthony Burgess
A Month in the Country by J L Carr
No Country for Young Men by Julia O'Faolain
Pascali's Island by Barry Unsworth
Rites of Passage by William Golding (winner)
The Beggar Maid by Alice Munro
Clear Light of Day by Anita Desai
Earthly Powers by Anthony Burgess
A Month in the Country by J L Carr
No Country for Young Men by Julia O'Faolain
Pascali's Island by Barry Unsworth
Rites of Passage by William Golding (winner)
1979
A Bend in the River by V S Naipaul
Confederates by Thomas Keneally
Joseph by Julian Rathbone
Offshore by Penelope Fitzgerald (winner)
Praxis by Fay Weldon
A Bend in the River by V S Naipaul
Confederates by Thomas Keneally
Joseph by Julian Rathbone
Offshore by Penelope Fitzgerald (winner)
Praxis by Fay Weldon
1978
The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald
A Five Year Sentence by Bernice Rubens
God on the Rocks by Jane Gardam
Jake's Thing by Kingsley Amis
Rumours of Rain by André Brink
The Sea, the Sea by Iris Murdoch (winner)
The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald
A Five Year Sentence by Bernice Rubens
God on the Rocks by Jane Gardam
Jake's Thing by Kingsley Amis
Rumours of Rain by André Brink
The Sea, the Sea by Iris Murdoch (winner)
1977
Great Granny Webster by Caroline Blackwood
Peter Smart's Confessions by Paul Bailey
Quartet in Autumn by Barbara Pym
The Road to Lichfield by Penelope Lively
Shadows on our Skin by Jennifer Johnston
Staying On by Paul Scott (winner)
Great Granny Webster by Caroline Blackwood
Peter Smart's Confessions by Paul Bailey
Quartet in Autumn by Barbara Pym
The Road to Lichfield by Penelope Lively
Shadows on our Skin by Jennifer Johnston
Staying On by Paul Scott (winner)
1976
The Children of Dynmouth by William Trevor
The Doctor's Wife by Brian Moore
An Instant in the Wind by André Brink
King Fisher Lives by Julian Rathbone
Rising by R C Hutchinson
Saville by David Storey (winner)
The Children of Dynmouth by William Trevor
The Doctor's Wife by Brian Moore
An Instant in the Wind by André Brink
King Fisher Lives by Julian Rathbone
Rising by R C Hutchinson
Saville by David Storey (winner)
1974
The Bottle Factory Outing by Beryl Bainbridge
The Conservationist by Nadine Gordimer (winner)
Ending Up by Kingsley Amis
Holiday by Stanley Middleton (winner)
In Their Wisdom by C P Snow
The Bottle Factory Outing by Beryl Bainbridge
The Conservationist by Nadine Gordimer (winner)
Ending Up by Kingsley Amis
Holiday by Stanley Middleton (winner)
In Their Wisdom by C P Snow
1973
The Black Prince by Iris Murdoch
The Dressmaker by Beryl Bainbridge
The Green Equinox by Elizabeth Mavor
The Siege of Krishnapur by J G Farrell (winner)
The Black Prince by Iris Murdoch
The Dressmaker by Beryl Bainbridge
The Green Equinox by Elizabeth Mavor
The Siege of Krishnapur by J G Farrell (winner)
1972
The Bird of Night by Susan Hill
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith by Thomas Keneally
G. by John Berger (winner)
Pasmore by David Storey
The Bird of Night by Susan Hill
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith by Thomas Keneally
G. by John Berger (winner)
Pasmore by David Storey
1971
The Big Chapel by Thomas Kilroy
Briefing for a Descent into Hell by Doris Lessing
Goshawk Squadron by Derek Robinson
In a Free State by V S Naipaul (winner)
Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor
St Urbain's Horseman by Mordecai Richler
The Big Chapel by Thomas Kilroy
Briefing for a Descent into Hell by Doris Lessing
Goshawk Squadron by Derek Robinson
In a Free State by V S Naipaul (winner)
Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor
St Urbain's Horseman by Mordecai Richler
1970
Bruno's Dream by Iris Murdoch
The Conjunction by T W Wheeler
The Elected Member by Bernice Rubens (winner)
Eva Trout by Elizabeth Bowen
John Brown's Body by A L Barker
Mrs Eckdorf in O'Neill's Hotel by William Trevor
Bruno's Dream by Iris Murdoch
The Conjunction by T W Wheeler
The Elected Member by Bernice Rubens (winner)
Eva Trout by Elizabeth Bowen
John Brown's Body by A L Barker
Mrs Eckdorf in O'Neill's Hotel by William Trevor
1969
Figures in a Landscape by Barry England
From Scenes like These by G M Williams
The Nice and the Good by Iris Murdoch
The Public Image by Muriel Spark
Something to Answer for by P H Newby (winner)
Figures in a Landscape by Barry England
From Scenes like These by G M Williams
The Nice and the Good by Iris Murdoch
The Public Image by Muriel Spark
Something to Answer for by P H Newby (winner)