Alan Paton AwardLonglist2009

Attributo da Sunday Times (South Africa)

Altri nomi: Sunday Times Alon Paton Award (Inglese)
25 opere 351 libri 11 recensioni 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)
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Tutto, 2023 (10), 2022 (9), 2021 (19), 2019 (12), 2018 (17), 2017 (11), 2016 (18), 2015 (15), 2014 (8), 2013 (25), 2012 (22), 2011 (21), 2010 (22), 2009 (25), 2008 (26), 2006 (1), 2005 (26)

Longlist 25

OperaAnno
Land, power & custom : controversies generated by South Africa's Communal Land Rights Act di South Africa's Communal Land Rights Act2009
A Life in Transition di Alex Boraine2009
The Joburg Book di Nechama Brodie2009
Of Tricksters, Tyrants and Turncoats: More Unusual Stories from South Africa's Past di Max Du Preez2009
Zuma: A Biography di Jeremy Gordin2009
'Sister Outsiders': The Representation of Identity and Difference in Selected Writings by South African Indian Women (Imagined South Africa) di Devarashanam Govinden2009
Do Not Take this Road to El-Karama di Chris Harvie2009
Go home or die here : violence, xenophobia and the reinvention of difference in South Africa di Shireen Hassim2009
The Arms Deal in Your Pocket di Paul Holden2009
Dinner with Mugabe: The Untold Story of a Freedom Fighter Who Became a Tyrant di Heidi Holland2009
Masquerade : the story of my life di Rayda Jacobs2009
On the contrary di Tony Leon2009
Africa's Greatest Entrepreneurs di Moky Makura2009
To the Brink: The State of Democracy in South Africa di Xolela Mangcu2009
The boy in you: a biography of St Andrew's College, 1855-2005 di Marguerite Poland2009
The Mbeki Legacy di Brian Pottinger2009
Laying Ghosts to Rest: Dilemmas of the Transformation in South Africa di Mamphela Ramphele2009
Drinking from the Dragon's Well di Alex Smith2009
The ANC Underground di Raymond Suttner2009
Hunger for Freedom: The Story of Food in the Life of Nelson Mandela di Anna Trapido2009
Full Circle di Dave Varty2009
The Fred de Vries Interviews: From Abdullah to Zille di Fred de Vries2009
Landmarked: Land Claims and Land Restitution in South Africa di Cherryl Walker2009
On the Border di David Williams2009
The Mandela Files di Zapiro2009

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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