Alan Paton Award2012

Attributo da Sunday Times (South Africa)

Altri nomi: Sunday Times Alon Paton Award (Inglese)
28 opere 588 libri 19 recensioni ½ 3.5
The Alan Paton Award — named for the author of Cry, The Beloved Country — has been conferred annually since 1989 for meritorious works of non-fiction. Sponsored by the Johannesburg weekly the mostra altro Sunday Times, recipients represent the cream of contemporary South African writers who produce works that are judged to demonstrate compassion elegance of writing illumination of truthfulness, especially those forms of it which are new, delicate, unfashionable and fly in the face of power intellectual and moral integrity mostra meno
Fasi:
Tutto, Winner (33), Shortlist (58), Longlist (287), Non ci sono fasi (1)
Anni:
Tutto, 2023 (14), 2022 (14), 2021 (23), 2019 (16), 2018 (20), 2017 (13), 2016 (23), 2015 (19), 2014 (12), 2013 (29), 2012 (28), 2011 (25), 2010 (25), 2009 (30), 2008 (29), 2007 (5), 2006 (6), 2005 (27), 2004 (2), 2003 (2), 2002 (1), 2001 (1), 2000 (1), 1999 (3), 1998 (1), 1997 (1), 1996 (1), 1995 (1), 1994 (1), 1993 (1), 1992 (1), 1991 (1), 1990 (1), 1989 (1)

Winner 1

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Stones against the mirror : friendship in the time of the South African struggle di Hugh Lewin2012

Shortlist 5

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The Shadow World: Inside the Global Arms Trade di Andrew Feinstein2012
Diepsloot di Anton Harber2012
My Father, My Monster: A True Story di McIntosh Polela2012
Little Liberia: An African Odyssey in New York City di Jonny Steinberg2012
Killing Kebble: An Underworld Exposed di Mandy Wiener2012

Longlist 22

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Defining Moments: A Memoir di Marius Barnard2012
The African National Congress and the regeneration of political power di Susan Booysen2012
Come Back to Portofino Through Italy with the 6th South African Armoured Division di James Bourhill2012
Battle Scarred: Hidden Costs of the Border War di Anthony Feinstein2012
An Inconvenient Youth: Julius Malema and the 'new' ANC di Fiona Forde2012
Kader Asmal: Politics in My Blood di Adrian Hadland2012
The Devil In The Detail: How The Arms Deal Changed Everything di Paul Holden2012
Paper Sons and Daughters: Growing up Chinese in South Africa (Modern African Writing Series) di Ufrieda Ho2012
The First President: A Life of John L. Dube, Founding President of the ANC di Heather Hughes2012
A Living Man from Africa: Jan Tzatzoe, Xhosa Chief and Missionary, and the Making of Nineteenth-Century South Africa (New Directions in Narrative History) di Roger S. Levine2012
South Africa Pushed to the Limit: The Political Economy of Change di Hein Marais2012
Touch, Pause, Engage! Exploring the Heart of South African Rugby di Liz McGregor2012
Sometimes There Is a Void: Memoirs of an Outsider di Zakes Mda2012
Missing & Murdered: A Personal Adventure in Forensic Anthropology di Alan G. Morris2012
Challenging Beliefs: Memoirs of a Career di Tim Noakes2012
Lifeblood: How to Change the World One Dead Mosquito at a Time di Alex Perry2012
The Unexploded Boer di Erich Rautenbach2012
Byleveld: Dossier of a Serial Sleuth di Hanlie Retief2012
Germany's Genocide of the Herero: Kaiser Wilhelm II, His General, His Settlers, His Soldiers di Jeremy Sarkin2012
David Kramer - A Biography di Mathilda Slabbert2012
Tutu: Authorized di Allister Sparks2012
Afrikaners in Angola 1928-1975 di Nicol Stassen2012

Descrizioni

The Alan Paton Award — named for the author of Cry, The Beloved Country — has been conferred annually since 1989 for meritorious works of non-fiction. Sponsored by the Johannesburg weekly the Sunday Times, recipients represent the cream of contemporary South African writers who produce works that are judged to demonstrate compassion elegance of writing illumination of truthfulness, especially those forms of it which are new, delicate, unfashionable and fly in the face of power intellectual and moral integrity (English, Scritto da un membro)
The Alan Paton Award is a South African literary award that been conferred annually since 1989 for meritorious works of non-fiction. Sponsored by the Johannesburg weekly the Sunday Times, recipients represent the cream of contemporary South African writers who produce works that are judged to demonstrate: compassion; elegance of writing; illumination of truthfulness, especially those forms of it which are new, delicate, unfashionable and fly in the face of power; and, intellectual and moral integrity. The award is named for Alan Paton, author of Cry, The Beloved Country. The award is given in conjunction with The Sunday Times Fiction Prize. Together the two prizes are jointly called The Sunday Times Literary Awards. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) (English, Scritto da un membro)

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