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MAO'S GREAT FAMINE WINS THE £20,000 BBC SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION
Posted on: Wednesday, July 06, 2011
Mao's Great Famine: by Frank Dikötter is today, Wednesday 6 July, announced the winner of the 2011 BBC Samuel Johnson Prize. In the book, Dutch academic Frank Dikötter, chronicles an era in Chinese history much speculated about but never before fully documented.
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Kindlepost.co.uk - BBC Samuel Johnson Prize 2011 Shortlist Announced
Posted on: Monday, June 20, 2011
On Amazon's Kindlepost website, dedicated to their e-book reader, there's a blog with comment on the Samuel Johnson Prize 2011 shortlist.
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2011 BBC Samuel Johnson Prize For Non-fiction Shortlist announced
Posted on: Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Optimism, 17th Century dandies and political and artistic geniuses all make the BBC Samuel Johnson Shortlist. The judges for the prize announced the shortlist today, Tuesday, 14 June.
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Guardian.co.uk piece about Samuel Johnson Prize 2011 longlist
Posted on: Saturday, April 16, 2011
The Guardian's excellent online portal has published a comprehensive piece about the just announced Samuel Johnson Prize 2011 longlist.
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Tolstoy to Roald Dahl, Bismarck to Barack Obama, a 'stellar year' of biography dominates BBC Samuel Johnson 2011 longlist
Posted on: Friday, April 15, 2011
The 2011 BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction
LONGLIST NOW ANNOUNCED!
The judges for the 2011 BBC Samuel Johnson Prize have announced the longlist. The 18 titles on the longlist range widely in interest and subject matter, and confirms the prize's reputation for highlighting diverse and thought-provoking books.
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Best-selling espionage historian Ben MacIntyre to chair The BBC Samuel Johnson Prize 2011
Posted on: Tuesday, February 15, 2011
The panel for the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction 2011 has been announced. Chaired by best-selling author and Times journalist Ben Macintyre, the panel consists of Prospect's editor-at-large David Goodhart; journalist and author Sam Leith; prize-winning biographer Brenda Maddox; and best-selling historian, writer and broadcaster Amanda Vickery.
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