Notes on a Scandal
British novelist, born 1965.
Notes on a Scandal is a 2003 novel by Zoë Heller. It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2003.
On 3 of the 19 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Zoë Heller
- First published
- 2003
- Length
- 256 pages (UK paperback)
- Awards
- Booker Prize shortlist, 2003
- Genre
- Literary fiction, Psychological, Class and society
Is Notes on a Scandal worth reading?
3 of the 19 best-of lists it could have made include it, among them the Booker Prize and The 100 best books of the 21st century (The Guardian).
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| Booker Prize (winners and shortlists) (Booker Prize Foundation, 2003) | Shortlist | See the list |
| Richard & Judy Book Club picks (Richard & Judy / WHSmith, 2004-) | Listed | See the list |
| The 100 best books of the 21st century (The Guardian, 2019) | No. 70 | See the list |
Best edition of Notes on a Scandal
The edition we link to is the Penguin paperback (2020), 256 pages.
- Publisher
- Penguin (paperback, 2020)
- Pages
- 256
- ISBN
- 9780241989173
How critics, prizes and readers rate Notes on a Scandal
Prize juries rate it most highly: it earned 17% of the points available on prize lists, against 10% on critics' lists and 7% on readers' and booksellers' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work