The Elected Member is a novel by Welsh writer Bernice Rubens. It won the Booker Prize for Fiction in 1970.

Plot

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

Awards

The Elected Member won the 1970 Booker Prize. This made Rubens the first woman (and as of 2021, the only Welsh author) to win the prize.

References

External links

  • Review of The Elected Member from the Booker Blog at The Guardian

The Elected Member by Bernice Rubens

The Elected Member by Bernice Rubens First UK Edition 1969 from

The Five Types of Elected Officials Drew McKissick

The Elected Promotional and Press on Sub Pop Records

Bernice Rubens The Elected Member First UK Edition 1969