Year: 1971

Judges

John Gross (chair)
Saul Bellow
John Fowles
Lady Antonia Fraser
Philip Toynbee

Books

The Big Chapel

Shortlisted

'The Big Chapel' by Thomas Kilroy

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Briefing for a Descent into Hell

Shortlisted

'Briefing for a Descent into Hell' by Doris Lessing

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Goshawk Squadron

Shortlisted

'Goshawk Squadron' by Derek Robinson

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In a Free State

Winner

'In a Free State' by V. S. Naipaul

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Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont

Elizabeth Taylor

Shortlisted

'Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont' by Elizabeth Taylor

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St. Urbain's Horseman

Mordecai Richler

Shortlisted

'St. Urbain's Horseman' by Mordecai Richler

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