Anita Brookner
Hotel du Lac
Cape
No one was more astonished than Anita Brookner herself when Hotel du Lac won – she had backed J. G. Ballard to win. The novel was adapted for television by Christopher Hampton and went on to be nominated for nine BAFTA awards.
Shortlisted authors
J.G. Ballard Julian Barnes Anita Desai |
Penelope Lively
David Lodge Judges
Professor Richard Cobb (Chair) |