The Elected Member

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The Elected Member

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

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The Elected Member
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AuthorBernice Rubens
LanguageEnglish
PublisherEyre & Spottiswoode
Publication date
1969
Publication placeWales
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
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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

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