Wednesday, May 06, 2015

RSL Ondaatje Prize 2015 Shortlist


The Royal Society of Literature is delighted to announce the shortlist for this year's RSL Ondaatje Prize:
  • Rana Dasgupta Capital (Canongate)
  • Helen Dunmore The Lie (Hutchinson)
  • Tobias Hill What Was Promised (Bloomsbury Circus)
  • Justin Marozzi Baghdad: City of Peace, City of Blood (Allen Lane)
  • Sigrid Rausing Everything is Wonderful (Grove Press)          
  • Elif Shafak The Architect’s Apprentice (Viking)
The annual award of £10,000 is for a distinguished work of fiction, non-fiction or poetry, evoking the spirit of a place.This year's judges are Tash Aw, Jonathan Keates and Fiona Sampson.The winner will be announced on Monday 18 May. for information about past winners please visit the RSL website.

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