1970 Lost Booker Prize

In 1970, the Booker Prize changed its award schedule, resulting a one-time group of books which were ineligible for the award. Years later, they awarded this Lost Booker Prize to recognize those books.

In the Booker Prize list selected 22 books.

Broadlist has categorized these selections as:

• Shortlist (6 books)
• Winners (1 books)

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Source: 1970 Lost Booker Prize

Short List

• Fire From Heaven by Mary Renault

• The Bay of Noon by Shirley Hazzard

• The Birds on the Trees by Nina Bawden

• The Driver's Seat by Muriel Spark

• The Vivisector by Patrick White

• Troubles by J.G. Farrell Buy on Bookshop →

Winners

• Troubles by J.G. Farrell

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