James Tait Black Memorial Prize – Fiction

2002 James Tait Black Memorial Prize - Fiction WinnerThe CorrectionsJonathan FranzenEnid, long-time matriarch of the Lambert family, sets her heart on an elusive goal: bringing her family together for one last Christmas at home. Published to universal acclaim, Jonathan Franzen’s novel about a post-modern family breaking down in late twent...Amazon2002 James Tait Black Memorial Prize - Fiction ShortlistFamily Matters: A NovelRohinton MistryAmazonFragrant HarbourJohn LanchesterAmazonThe Story of Lucy Gault: A NovelWilliam TrevorAmazonUnless: A NovelCarol ShieldsAmazon

1992 James Tait Black Memorial Prize - Fiction WinnerSacred CountryRose TremainCertain that she is really a male trapped in a female's body, Mary Ward pursues this elusive identity, much to the consternation of her mother, her brother, and a neighbor's son, in an acclaimed novel shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Reprint....Amazon

1993 James Tait Black Memorial Prize - Fiction WinnerCrossing the RiverCaryl PhillipsShortlisted for the Booker Prize Winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction Caryl Phillips’ ambitious and powerful novel spans two hundred and fifty years of the African diaspora. It tracks two brothers and a sister on their separate journey...Amazon

1994 James Tait Black Memorial Prize - Fiction WinnerThe Folding StarAlan HollinghurstEdward Manners - thirty three and disaffected - escapes to a Flemish city in search of a new life. Almost at once he falls in love with seventeen-year-old Luc, and is introduced to the twilight world of the 1890s Belgian painter Edgard Orst....Amazon

1995 James Tait Black Memorial Prize - Fiction WinnerThe Prestige: A NovelChristopher PriestTwo 19th century stage illusionists, the aristocratic Rupert Angier and the working-class Alfred Borden, engage in a bitter and deadly feud; the effects are still being felt by their respective families a hundred years later. Working in the gaslight-and-ve...Amazon

1996 James Tait Black Memorial Prize - Fiction WinnerJustineAlice ThompsonWhen an art collector comes upon a portrait of an unforgettable woman, he finds himself searching all over London to locate her, but he soon discovers more than he had anticipated when his quest leads him to identical twins. Reprint....AmazonLast Orders: A NovelGraham SwiftFour men gather in a London pub. They have taken it upon themselves to carry out the last orders of Jack Dodds, master butcher, and deliver his ashes to the sea. As they drive towards the fulfillment of their mission, their errand becomes an extraordinary ...Amazon

1997 James Tait Black Memorial Prize - Fiction WinnerIngenious Pain: A NovelAndrew MillerThe extraordinary prize-winning debut from Andrew Miller. Winner of the IMPAC Award and James Tait Black Memorial Prize. At the dawn of the Enlightenment, James Dyer is born unable to feel pain. A source of wonder and scientific curiosity as a child, he ri...Amazon1997 James Tait Black Memorial Prize - Fiction ShortlistEnduring Love: A NovelIan McEwanAmazonFeeding the Ghosts: A NovelFred D'AguiarAmazonGrace NotesBernard MacLavertyAmazonJack Maggs: A NovelPeter CareyAmazon

1998 James Tait Black Memorial Prize - Fiction WinnerMaster Georgie: A NovelBeryl Bainbridge...Amazon1998 James Tait Black Memorial Prize - Fiction ShortlistCharlotte Gray: A NovelSebastian FaulksAmazonMan or Mango? A LamentLucy EllmannAmazonThe Last King of ScotlandGiles FodenAmazonThe Restraint of BeastsMagnus MillsAmazon

1999 James Tait Black Memorial Prize - Fiction WinnerRenegade: Or Halo2Timothy MoRey Castro belongs to a small but highly distinctive tribe: he is a black Amerasian. Born in destitution in the Philippines to a bar girl mother, he is fortunate enough to be taken under the wing of an eccentric Jesuit. However, fate takes a hand when he i...Amazon1999 James Tait Black Memorial Prize - Fiction ShortlistA Harlot's ProgressDavid DabydeenAmazonHeadlong: A NovelMichael FraynAmazonThe HarvestChristopher HartAmazonThe Leper's Companions: A novelJulia BlackburnAmazon

2000 James Tait Black Memorial Prize - Fiction WinnerWhite Teeth: A NovelZadie SmithZadie Smith’s dazzling debut caught critics grasping for comparisons and deciding on everyone from Charles Dickens to Salman Rushdie to John Irving and Martin Amis. But the truth is that Zadie Smith’s voice is remarkably, fluently, and altogether wonderful...Amazon2000 James Tait Black Memorial Prize - Fiction ShortlistHouse of Leaves: A NovelMark Z. DanielewskiAmazonIn the Shape of a BoarLawrence NorfolkAmazonThe Hiding Place: A NovelTrezza AzzopardiAmazon