1969P. H. NewbySomething to Answer For
1970Bernice RubensThe Elected Member
1970J. G. FarrellTroubles
1971V. S. NaipaulIn a Free State
1972John BergerG.
1973J. G. FarrellThe Siege of Krishnapur
1974Nadine GordimerThe Conservationist
1975Ruth Prawer JhabvalaHeat and Dust
1977Paul ScottStaying On
1978Iris MurdochThe Sea, the Sea
1979Penelope FitzgeraldOffshore
1980William GoldingRites of Passage
1981Salman RushdieMidnight’s Children
1982Thomas KeneallySchindler’s Ark
1983J. M. CoetzeeLife & Times of Michael K
1984Anita BrooknerHotel du Lac
1985Keri HulmeThe Bone People
1986Kingsley AmisThe Old Devils
1987Penelope LivelyMoon Tiger
1988Peter CareyOscar and Lucinda
1989Kazuo IshiguroThe Remains of the Day
1990A. S. ByattPossession: A Romance
1991Ben OkriThe Famished Road
1992Michael OndaatjeThe English Patient
1993Roddy DoylePaddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
1994James KelmanHow Late It Was, How Late
1995Pat BarkerThe Ghost Road
1996Graham SwiftLast Orders
1997Arundhati RoyThe God of Small Things
1998Ian McEwanAmsterdam
1999J. M. CoetzeeDisgrace
2000Margaret AtwoodThe Blind Assassin
2016Paul BeattyThe Sellout
2018Anna BurnsMilkman
2022Shehan KarunatilakaThe Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
2023Paul LynchProphet Song
2024Samantha HarveyOrbital