Alan Paton AwardShortlist

Attributo da Sunday Times (South Africa)

Altri nomi: Sunday Times Alon Paton Award (Inglese)
57 opere / 58 copie 1,576 libri 26 recensioni ½ 3.7
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 (4), 2022 (4), 2021 (3), 2019 (3), 2018 (2), 2017 (1), 2016 (4), 2015 (3), 2014 (3), 2013 (3), 2012 (5), 2011 (3), 2010 (2), 2009 (4), 2008 (2), 2007 (4), 2006 (4), 2004 (1), 2003 (1), 1999 (1)

Shortlist 58

OperaAnno
My Land Obsession di Bulelwa Mabasa2023
UNFORGIVEN - Face to Face with my Father's Killer di Liz McGregor2023
Dear Comrade President: Oliver Tambo and the Foundations of South Africa’s Constitution di André Odendaal2023
The blinded city - Ten years in inner-city Johannesburg di Matthew Wilhelm-Solomon2023
Scatterling of Africa di Johnny Clegg2022
The poisoners on South Africa's toxic past, 1973-2020 di Imraan Coovadia2022
Land Matters: South Africa’s Failed Land Reforms and the Road Ahead di Tembeka Ngcukaitobi2022
A History of South Africa: From 1902 to the Present di Thula Simpson2022
Safari Nation: A Social History of the Kruger National Park di Jacob S. T. Dlamini2021
The Pink Line: Journeys Across the World's Queer Frontiers di Mark Gevisser2021
Gangster State: Unravelling Ace Magashule's Web of Capture di Pieter-Louis Myburgh2021
Heist!: South Africa's Cash-in-Transit Epidemic Uncovered di Anneliese Burgess2019
These Bones Will Rise Again di Panashe Chigumadzi2019
Breaking a Rainbow, Building a Nation: The Politics Behind #mustfall Movements di Rekgotsofetse Chikane2019
No Longer Whispering to Power: The Story of Thuli Madonsela di Thandeka Gqubule2018
Always Another Country di Sisonke Msimang2018
Letters of Stone: From Nazi Germany to South Africa di Steven Robins2017
J. M. Coetzee and the Life of Writing: Face-to-face with Time di David Attwell2016
Papwa: Golf's Lost Legend di Maxine Case2016
To Quote Myself: A Memoir di Khaya Dlanga2016
Showdown at the Red Lion (The Life and Time of Jack McLoughlin) di Charles Van Onselen2016
Lost and Found in Johannesburg: A Memoir di Mark Gevisser2015
DF Malan en die opkoms van Afrikaner-nasionalisme (Afrikaans Edition) di Lindie Koorts2015
A Man of Good Hope di Jonny Steinberg2015
Postmortem : the doctor who walked away di Maria Phalime2014
My Second Initiation: The Memoir of Vusi Pikoli di Vusi Pikoli2014
The Concentration Camps of the Anglo-Boer War: A Social History di Elizabeth Van Heyningen2014
The Last Afrikaner Leaders: A Supreme Test of Power (Reconsiderations in Southern African History) di Hermann Giliomee2013
Biko: A Biography di Xolela Mangcu2013
Killing for Profit: Exposing the Illegal Rhino Horn Trade di Julian Rademeyer2013
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
Steeped in Blood: The Life and Times of a Forensic Scientist di David Klatzow2011
Fighting for Justice: A Lifetime of Political and Social Activism di Jay Naidoo2011
The War for South Africa: The Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) di Bill Nasson2011
Ways of Staying di Kevin Bloom2010
A Fork in the Road di André Brink2010
Street Blues: The Experiences of a Reluctant Policeman di Andrew Brown2009
Choice, Not Fate: Biography of Trevor Manuel di Pippa Green2009
A Simple Freedom: The Strong Mind of Robben Island Prisoner, No 468/64 di Ahmed Kathrada2009
Sizwe's Test: A Young Man's Journey Through Africa's AIDS Epidemic di Jonny Steinberg2009
Odyssey to Freedom di George Bizos2008
The Fox and the Flies: The Secret Life of a Grotesque Master Criminal di Charles van Onselen2008
Rabble-Rouser for Peace: The Authorized Biography of Desmond Tutu di John Allen2007
The suitcase stories : refugee children reclaim their identities di Glynis Clacherty2007
WHITE SCARS ON READING AND RITES OF PASSAGE di Denis Hirson2007
Touch My Blood: The Early Years di Fred Khumalo2007
The Dirty Work of Democracy: A Year on the Streets with the Saps di Antony Altbeker2006
Witness to Aids di Edwin Cameron2006
No Cold Kitchen: A Biography of Nadine Gordimer di Ronald Suresh Roberts2006
Spring Will Come di William N. Zulu2006
The Piano War di Graeme Friedman2004
Walter and Albertina Sisulu: In Our Lifetime di Elinor Sisulu2003
Rivonia's Children: Three Families and the Cost of Conscience in White South Africa di Glenn Frankel1999
Dear Comrade President: Oliver Tambo and the Foundations of South Africa’s Constitution di André Odendaal

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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