The Elected Member

The Elected Member
First edition cover
Author	Bernice Rubens
Country	Wales
Language	English
Genre(s)	Novel
Publisher	Eyre & Spottiswoode
Publication date	1970
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)

The Elected Member is a Booker Prize-winning novel by Welsh author Bernice Rubens.

[edit] Plot

The novel's main character is Norman Zweck, who is addicted to amphetamines and is convinced that he sees silverfish wherever he goes.

[edit] Awards

The Elected Member won the 1970 Man Booker Prize for fiction; this marked the first time it had been awarded to a woman (although only the second award overall).

[edit] References

Review of The Elected Member from the Booker Blog 'The Guardian'

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