Year: 1996

Judges

Carmen Callil (chair)
Jonathan Coe
Ian Jack
A. L. Kennedy
A. N. Wilson

Books

Alias Grace

Margaret Atwood

Shortlisted

'Alias Grace' by Margaret Atwood

Every Man for Himself

Beryl Bainbridge

Shortlisted

'Every Man for Himself' by Beryl Bainbridge

A Fine Balance

Rohinton Mistry

Shortlisted

'A Fine Balance' by Rohinton Mistry

Last Orders

Winner

'Last Orders' by Graham Swift

The Orchard on Fire

Shortlisted

'The Orchard on Fire' by Shena Mackay

Reading in the Dark

Shortlisted

'Reading in the Dark' by Seamus Deane