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

Briefing for a Descent into Hell

Shortlisted

'Briefing for a Descent into Hell' by Doris Lessing

Goshawk Squadron

Shortlisted

'Goshawk Squadron' by Derek Robinson

In a Free State

Winner

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

Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont

Elizabeth Taylor

Shortlisted

'Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont' by Elizabeth Taylor

St. Urbain's Horseman

Mordecai Richler

Shortlisted

'St. Urbain's Horseman' by Mordecai Richler