NOTE: This article is a republication- Source: Waterstones.
Named in honour of the pioneering political journalist and prophetic novelist George Orwell, the Orwell Prizes are Britain’s premier award for political writing in both fiction and non-fiction.
This year’s Political Writing shortlist ranges from a penetrating first-hand account of the Russian invasion of Ukraine to a searing study of British colonial abuse in the 1960s. Meanwhile, the Political Fiction shortlist boasts eight powerful novels, including Eleanor Catton’s brilliantly biting eco-thriller Birnam Wood and Diana Evans’ magisterial exploration of home, belonging and the state of modern Britain A House for Alice.
The winners will be revealed on Thursday 22 June.
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