The Elected Member

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The Elected Member
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First edition cover
Author Bernice Rubens
LanguageEnglish
Publisher Eyre & Spottiswoode
Publication date
1969
Publication placeWales
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)

The Elected Member is a novel by Welsh writer Bernice Rubens. It won the Booker Prize for Fiction in 1970.

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Plot

The novel's main character is Norman Zweck, who is addicted to amphetamines and is convinced that he sees silverfish wherever he goes.

Awards

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

  1. "A Brief History of the Man Booker Prize". Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2013.