Year: 1981

Judges

Professor Malcolm Bradbury (chair)
Brian Aldiss
Joan Bakewell
Samuel Hynes
Hermione Lee

Books

The Comfort of Strangers

Shortlisted

'The Comfort of Strangers' by Ian McEwan

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Good Behaviour

Shortlisted

'Good Behaviour' by Molly Keane

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Loitering with Intent

Shortlisted

'Loitering with Intent' by Muriel Spark

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Midnight's Children

Winner

'Midnight's Children' by Salman Rushdie

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Rhine Journey

Shortlisted

'Rhine Journey' by Ann Schlee

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The Sirian Experiments

Shortlisted

'The Sirian Experiments' by Doris Lessing

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The White Hotel

Shortlisted

'The White Hotel' by D. M. Thomas

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