Past Man Booker Prize Winners & Finalists (1973)

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1973
Book Cover	Book Details	Synopsis	TBS Rank
1973	The Siege of Krishnapur by J.G. Farrell Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicholson ISBN: 159017092X	The Siege of Krishnapur is thought by many to be J. G. Farrell's finest book. Set in India in 1857 (the year of the Great Mutiny, when the Indian sepoys rose in bloody rebellion against their complacent British overlords), Farrell's novel concerns a remote Victorian outpost in the subcontinent. Rumors of strife filter in from afar, but the colonial community remains confident of its superior values, culture, and, of course, military strength - that is, until it is actually under siege. Then gaping cracks begin to open in the veneer of civilization.
	The Dressmaker by Beryl Bainbridge Publisher: Duckworth ISBN: 0786703229	If Liverpool in 1944 was grim for Rita and her aunts Nellie and Margo, Rita knew that life in America was gay and rich - she'd seen it in the movies. So when a GI came to call, she was sure that love and escape would follow. But Nellie knew different - the boy would have to go.
	The Green Equinox by Elizabeth Mavor Publisher: Michael Joseph ISBN: 0718111699
	The Black Prince by Iris Murdoch Publisher: Chatto & Windus ISBN: 1121810039	Murdoch's 15th novel is a study of artistic inspiration, a love song to Shakespeare, and to a dark god, the "Black Prince". Bradley Pearson, is an elderly "blocked" writer; his best friend, Arnold Baffin, is a bestselling author. Jealousy, fear, love, hate and misunderstanding bedevil the pair.
Judges	Karl Miller, Edna O'Brien, Mary McCarthy