Shortlist Women's Prize for non-fiction 2024
28 maart 2024De shortlist voor de eerste Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction is bekend: Laura Cumming, Naomi Klein, Noreen Masud, Tiya Miles, Madhumita Murgia en Safiya Sinclair maken kans!
De jury over de shortlist:
‘Our magnificent shortlist is made up of six powerful, impressive books that are characterised by the brilliance and beauty of their writing and which each offer a unique, original perspective. The readers of these books will never see the world – be it through art, history, landscape, politics, religion or technology – the same again.’
Dit is de shortlist, waarvan vijf titels ook in Nederlandse vertaling beschikbaar zijn:
- Laura Cumming, Thunderclap: A Memoir of Art and Life and Sudden Death
- Naomi Klein, Doppelganger: A Trip Into the Mirror World
- Noreen Masud, A Flat Place
- Tiya Miles, All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley’s Sack, a Black Family Keepsake
- Madhumita Murgia, Code Dependent: Living in the Shadow of AI
- Safiya Sinclair, How to Say Babylon: A Jamaican Memoir [lees een toelichting door de Nederlandse vertalers]
De Women's Prize for Non-fiction is het zusje van de Women's Prize for Fiction, en bekroont 'exceptional narrative non-fiction by women. The Prize promotes excellence in writing, robust research, original narrative voices and accessibility, showcasing women’s expertise across a range of fields'. In 2024 wordt de prijs voor het eerst uitgereikt; de winnaar wint £30,000.
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