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2003 - Shortlist

Two first-time authors make prestigious shortlist for the UK’s richest non-fiction prize

The judges for the UK’s most valuable prize for non-fiction today, Thursday 1 May, announce the shortlist for the BBC FOUR Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction 2003. The prize is worth £30,000 to the winner, and £1000 to each of the 6 shortlisted authors.

The 2003 shortlist comprises:
you can click on the book title to read a sysnopsis of the book

Author Title Publisher
TJ Binyon Pushkin HarperCollins
Orlando Figes Natasha’s Dance Allen Lane
Aminatta Forna  The Devil That Danced On The Water HarperCollins
Olivia Judson Dr. Tatiana’s Sex Advice To All Creation Chatto & Windus
Claire Tomalin Samuel Pepys Viking
Edgar Vincent Nelson Yale University Press

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