The Mandelbaum Gate

The Mandelbaum Gate
First edition
AuthorMuriel Spark
LanguageEnglish
PublisherMacmillan (UK)
Knopf (US)
Publication date
1965
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint & Audio
Pages330
OCLC4019350

The Mandelbaum Gate is a novel written by Scottish author Muriel Spark published in 1965. The title refers to the Mandelbaum Gate in Jerusalem, around which the novel is set.

In 1965, it won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize that year.[1] In 2012, it was shortlisted for the Best of the James Tait Black.[2][3] It was included in Anthony Burgess's 1984 book Ninety-Nine Novels: The Best in English since 1939 — A Personal Choice. [4]

  1. ^ "Previous winners - fiction | James Tait Black Prize winners | People". Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  2. ^ Russell Leadbetter (21 October 2012). "Book prize names six of the best in search for winner". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Authors in running for 'best of best' James Tait Black award". BBC News. 21 October 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  4. ^ Burgess, Anthony (5 February 1984). "MODERN NOVELS; THE 99 BEST". The New York Times.