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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.
1,470 ratings171 reviews. Norman is the clever one of a close-knit Jewish family in the East End of London. Infant prodigy; brilliant barrister; the apple of his parents' eyes... until at forty-one he becomes a drug addict, confined to his bedroom, at the mercy of his hallucinations and paranoia.
The Elected Member is a 1969 book by Bernice Rubens, the first woman and Welsh novelist to win the Booker Prize. It tells the story of a Jewish family coping with the drug addiction of their son and brother, Norman.
16 de sept. de 2014 · The elected member. by. Rubens, Bernice. Publication date. 1986. Publisher. London : Abacus. Collection. inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks; toronto.
1 de jul. de 1991 · The Elected Member. Paperback – July 1, 1991. Norman is the clever one of a close-knit Jewish family in the East End of London. Infant prodigy; brilliant barrister; the apple of his parents' eyes... until at forty-one he becomes a drug addict, confined to his bedroom, at the mercy of his hallucinations and paranoia.
The Elected Member is a poignant and darkly humorous novel that delves into the life of a brilliant but troubled man who begins to see silverfish everywhere. His elderly father, a respected Rabbi, struggles to understand and help his son while grappling with his own guilt and the disintegration of their family.
3 de sept. de 2020 · Books. The Elected Member. Bernice Rubens. Little, Brown Book Group, Sep 3, 2020 - Fiction - 240 pages. Norman is the clever one of a close-knit Jewish family in the East End of London.
