Year: 1994

Judges

Professor John Bayley (chair)
Rabbi Julia Neuberger
Dr Alastair Niven
Alan Taylor
James Wood

Books

Beside the Ocean of Time

George Mackay Brown

Shortlisted

'Beside the Ocean of Time' by George Mackay Brown

The Folding Star

Alan Hollinghurst

Shortlisted

'The Folding Star' by Alan Hollinghurst

How late it was, how late

Winner

'How late it was, how late' by James Kelman

Knowledge of Angels

Jill Paton Walsh

Shortlisted

'Knowledge of Angels' by Jill Paton Walsh

Paradise

Abdulrazak Gurnah

Shortlisted

'Paradise' by Abdulrazak Gurnah

Reef

Romesh Gunesekera

Shortlisted

'Reef' by Romesh Gunesekera