English writer Andrew Miller won the 1999 Award for his book Ingenious Pain.

The winner was chosen from a short list of eight, and a long list of 100 books.

The Shortlist:

Quarantine By Jim Crace	Underworld by Don DeLillo	The Ordinary Seaman by Francisco Goldman	Enduring Love by Ian McEwan
Ingenious Pain by Andrew Miller	The Wind-up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami, translated from the Japanese by Jay Rubin	The Reader by Bernhard Schlink, translated from the German by Carol Brown Janeway	The Puttermesser Papers by Cynthia Ozick

You can also read about:

• The Winner of the 1999 Award
• The 1999 Complete list of eligible nominated titles
• The 1999 International Panel of Judges

and articles about the 1999 Award in the Irish Times:

• Ingenious Pain surprise winner ...
• Underworld favourite as shortlist announced ...