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2006 - Shortlist
“NATIONAL TREASURE” AND “PUBLISHING
LEGEND” COMPETE FOR TOP PRIZE
The judges for the UK’s most valuable prize for non-fiction
have announced the shortlist for the BBC FOUR Samuel Johnson
Prize for Non-Fiction 2006. The prize is worth £30,000
to the winner, and £1,000 to each of the 5 shortlisted
authors.
The list includes a flamboyant biography of a self-proclaimed
Muslim prince; a magisterial history of Europe in our time;
an extraordinary story of Charles I’s fabled art collection;
an intimate and personal reflection of a man’s life
written when he thought he was dying; a vivid story of an
inspiring year; and a forgotten history of family and fatherland.
The 2006 shortlist comprises:
you can click on the book title
to read a sysnopsis of the book
TITLE OF BOOK |
AUTHOR |
PUBLISHER |
Untold Stories |
Alan Bennett |
Faber and Faber/Profile |
The
Sale of the Late King’s Goods |
Jerry Brotton |
Macmillan |
Bad Faith |
Carmen Callil |
Jonathan Cape |
Postwar |
Tony Judt |
William Heinemann |
The Orientalist |
Tom Reiss |
Chatto and Windus |
1599: A Year in the
Life of William Shakespeare |
James Shapiro |
Faber and Faber |
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