Earthly Powers Anthony Burgess Earthly Powers by Anthony Burgess Booker 1980 · Shortlist Sign in to put this book on your shelf. Prize history Booker Prize for Fiction 1980 Shortlist Booker Prize for Fiction 1980 shortlist Rites of Passage William Golding Rites of Passage William Golding Winner A Month in the Country J. L. Carr A Month in the Country J. L. Carr Clear Light of Day Anita Desai Clear Light of Day Anita Desai No Country for Young Men Julia O’Faolain No Country for Young Men Julia O’Faolain Pascali’s Island Barry Unsworth Pascali’s Island Barry Unsworth The Beggar Maid Alice Munro The Beggar Maid Alice Munro