Year: 1984

Judges

• Professor Richard Cobb (chair)
• Anthony Curtis
• Polly Devlin
• John Fuller
• Ted Rowlands

Books

According to Mark

Penelope Lively

Shortlisted

Empire of the Sun

J. G. Ballard

Shortlisted

Flaubert's Parrot

Julian Barnes

Shortlisted

Hotel du Lac

Anita Brookner

Winner

In Custody

Anita Desai

Shortlisted

Small World

David Lodge

Shortlisted