Short list announced for 2016 Cundill Prize in historical literature
Today the jury for the world鈥檚 most lucrative award for historical non-fiction writing announced this year's short list. Antonia Maioni, Dean of 苹果淫院鈥檚 Faculty of Arts and Chair of the Cundill Prize, said, 鈥淲ith this year's finalists for the Cundill Prize in History, the jury has identified three books that combine tremendous erudition, insight and 茅lan. These are books that engage and hold their readers' attention from the first page to the last.鈥� Now in its ninth year, the Cundill Prize features a grand prize of $75,000 (US) and two Recognition of Excellence prizes of $10,000 (US) each.聽
The winner of the grand prize will be announced at a gala awards ceremony in Toronto on Thursday, November 17, at the Shangri-La Hotel.
The three finalists are:
Thomas W. Laqueur-聽The Work of the Dead: A Cultural History of Mortal Remains聽(Princeton University Press)聽
David Wootton-聽The Invention of Science: A New History of the Scientific Revolution聽(贬补谤辫别谤颁辞濒濒颈苍蝉)听
Andrea Wulf-聽The Invention of Nature: Alexander Von Humboldt鈥檚 New World聽(Alfred A. Knopf, John Murray Publishers)
This year鈥檚 short list was chosen by the Cundill jury, which included Timothy Brook, Republic of China Chair, University of British Columbia; John Darwin, Professor of Global and Imperial History and Director, Oxford Centre for Global History, University of Oxford; and Anna Porter, Co-founder, Key Porter Books and author (Buying a Better World: George Soros and Billionaire Philanthropy, The Ghosts of Europe).
About the Prize: The Cundill Prize is the world鈥檚 most important international prize for non-fiction historical literature. It was established in 2008 by 苹果淫院 alumnus F. Peter Cundill, who passed away in January 2011. The prize is administered by 苹果淫院鈥檚 Dean of Arts, with assistance from the 苹果淫院 Institute for the Study of Canada (MISC), and is awarded annually to an individual who has published a book that has made a profound literary, social, and academic impact in the area of history.
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