His 1975 novel Rising was short - listed for the Booker Prize .
Ray Coryton Hutchinson ( 23 January 1907 -- 3 July 1975 ) was a best - selling British novelist .
Ray Coryton Hutchinson 's 1975 novel Rising was short - listed for the Booker Prize .
Ray Coryton Hutchinson ( 23 January 1907 -- 3 July 1975 ) was a best - selling British novelist .