Name the author of the novel 'Shame', shortlisted for the 1983 Booker Prize.
The Best of the Booker respectively. The winner, as chosen by a public vote, was Salman Rushdie's "Midnight's Children", and was announced on July 10 at the London Literature Festival. "Midnight's Children" not only won the 1981 Booker, but also the special 1993 Booker of Bookers prize, which commemorated the award's 25th anniversary. The shortlisted titles were: The Best of the Booker The Best of the Booker is a special prize awarded in commemoration of the Booker Prize's 40th anniversary. Eligible books included the 41 winners of the Booker Prize since its inception in 1969. The six shortlisted titles were announced on 12 May 2008
The Illusionist (1983 novel) performances of magic again, and eventually travels to Rome, where he is obliged to perform before Nero in competition with Kepha. Nominated for the Man Booker Prize for Best Novel in 1983. The Kirkus review says the plot is not gripping, but "the characters do embody some of the diverse spiritual currents of the era in a clear and lively fashion" The Illusionist (1983 novel) The Illusionist is a 1983 novel written by English author Anita Mason. The novel follows the story of Simon Magus, mentioned in Acts of the Apostles (8:9-24) as a magician, set in the first years