Year: 1983

Judges

Fay Weldon (chair)
Angela Carter
Terence Kilmartin
Peter Porter
Libby Purves

Books

Flying to Nowhere

Shortlisted

'Flying to Nowhere' by John Fuller

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The Illusionist

Shortlisted

'The Illusionist' by Anita Mason

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Life & Times of Michael K

Winner

'Life & Times of Michael K' by J. M. Coetzee

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Rates of Exchange

Malcolm Bradbury

Shortlisted

'Rates of Exchange' by Malcolm Bradbury

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Shame

Shortlisted

'Shame' by Salman Rushdie

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Waterland

Shortlisted

'Waterland' by Graham Swift

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