The Elected Member

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The Elected Member
First edition cover
AuthorBernice Rubens
CountryWales
LanguageEnglish
PublisherEyre & Spottiswoode
Publication date
1969
Media typePrint (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]

  1. ^ "A Brief History of the Man Booker Prize".

Review of The Elected Member from the Booker Blog 'The Guardian'