The Booker Prize 1981
7 shortlisted · 1 winner. This cycle’s shortlist is the whole of what we hold — the Booker published no longlist before 2001.
Rhine Journey · Shortlisted
The White Hotel · Shortlisted
The Comfort of Strangers · Shortlisted
The Sirian Experiments · Shortlisted
Good Behaviour · Shortlisted
Loitering with Intent · Shortlisted
Midnight's Children · Winner
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