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BBC FOUR SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE FOR
NON-FICTION 2007
‘Shortlist reflects the zeitgeist’
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 2007. The prize
is worth £30,000 to the winner, and £1,000
to each of the 5 shortlisted authors.
The shortlist includes the story of murdered Dutch filmmaker
Theo van Gogh; the story of the people and ideas that
inhabited Iraq’s Green Zone during the occupation;
a book that recaptures the feel and flavour of the 1950s;
a secret history of mind control; a true story of love,
war and madness in seventeenth - century England; and
the remarkable life story of spy, archaeologist, linguist
and mountaineer, Gertrude Bell.
The 2007 shortlist:
you can click on the book title to read a sysnopsis of the
shortlisted books
Baroness Helena Kennedy QC, Chair of the Judges, comments:
“We found it an exceptionally difficult decision selecting
only six books. These are six challenging and extremely well
written books which reflect the ideas and spirit of the society
we live in. The list has broad appeal and helps to bring
an understanding of our world at a crucial time in history.”
Helena Kennedy is joined by a dynamic and eclectic panel
of judges who offer a wide range of literary, journalistic
and academic experience. They are scientist and broadcaster,
Jim Al-Khalili; writer and editor, Diana Athill; historian
and journalist, Tristram Hunt; and broadcaster and journalist,
Mark Lawson.
The winner of The BBC FOUR Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction
2007 will be announced at an awards dinner at the Savoy Hotel,
London on Monday, 18 June and will be broadcast live on BBC
FOUR.
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