Year: 2000

Judges

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

Books

The Blind Assassin

Margaret Atwood

Winner

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The Deposition of Father McGreevy

Brian O'Doherty

Shortlisted

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English Passengers

Matthew Kneale

Shortlisted

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The Hiding Place

Trezza Azzopardi

Shortlisted

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The Keepers of Truth

Michael Collins

Shortlisted

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When We Were Orphans

Kazuo Ishiguro

Shortlisted

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