The Royal Society of Literature is delighted to announce the shortlist for the
2010 Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize.
The £10,000 prize is awarded annually to a book of the highest literary merit -fiction, non-fiction or poetry - best evoking the spirit of place.
The 2010 judges, Steve Jones, Kathleen Jamie and Penelope Lively, commended ‘compelling, individual voices, taut narrative and impressive research in six remarkable books from across a complete range of genres’
The Shortlist:
Madeleine Bunting THE PLOT (Granta)William Fiennes THE MUSIC ROOM (Picador)
Daniyal Mueenuddin IN OTHER ROOMS, OTHER WONDERS (Bloomsbury)
Kachi A Ozumba THE SHADOW OF A SMILE (Alma Books)
Iain Sinclair HACKNEY, THAT ROSE-RED EMPIRE (Hamish Hamilton)
Ian Thomson THE DEAD YARD -Tales of Modern Jamaica (Faber)
The winner will be announced at a celebratory dinner at The Travellers Club in London on Monday, 24th May, 2010
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