Year: 2000

Judges

Simon Jenkins (chair)
Professor Roy Foster
Mariella Frostrup
Caroline Gascoigne
Rose Tremain

Books

The Blind Assassin

Margaret Atwood

Winner

'The Blind Assassin' by Margaret Atwood

The Deposition of Father McGreevy

Brian O'Doherty

Shortlisted

'The Deposition of Father McGreevy' by Brian O'Doherty

English Passengers

Shortlisted

'English Passengers' by Matthew Kneale

The Hiding Place

Trezza Azzopardi

Shortlisted

'The Hiding Place' by Trezza Azzopardi

The Keepers of Truth

Michael Collins

Shortlisted

'The Keepers of Truth' by Michael Collins

When We Were Orphans

Shortlisted

'When We Were Orphans' by Kazuo Ishiguro