William Golding
Rites of Passage
Faber & Faber
Anthony Burgess made it plain from the moment his novel Earthly Powers was shortlisted that he was not willing to attend the awards ceremony at the Guildhall unless he was assured in advance that he had won. He hadn’t, so he sulked at the Savoy Hotel while William Golding collected the prize for Rites of Passage.
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Shortlisted authors
Anita Desai
Alice Munro
Julia O’Faolain |
Barry Unsworth
J.L. Carr Judges
Professor David Daiches (Chair) |
