The Elected Member
 First edition cover | |
| Author | Bernice Rubens |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Eyre & Spottiswoode |
Publication date | 1969 |
| Publication place | Wales |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
The Elected Member is a novel by Welsh writer Bernice Rubens. It won the Booker Prize for Fiction in 1970.
Plot
[edit]The novel's main character is Norman Zweck, who is addicted to amphetamines and is convinced that he sees silverfish wherever he goes.
Awards
[edit]The Elected Member won the 1970 Booker Prize. This made Rubens the first woman (and as of 2021, the only Welsh author) to win the prize.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "A Brief History of the Man Booker Prize". Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
Review of The Elected Member from the Booker Blog 'The Guardian'
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