British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural Understanding Shortlist 2022
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British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural Understanding celebrates the best works of non-fiction that have contributed to public understanding of world cultures and their interaction.
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Translated by Sophie HughesWinner of The British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural Understanding 2022.“When Women Kill is a highly original and beautifully written work, which uncovers uncomfortable truths about a society…
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Translated by Shaun Whiteside***SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 2021***A 2021 Book of the YearThe Times * Sunday Times * Telegraph * New Statesman * Financial Times * Irish Independent * Daily Mail'A masterpiece'…
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Translated by Peter GravesWinner of Sweden's prestigious August Prize'A simple, pared-back and down-to-earth masterpiece' James Rebanks'Fascinating ... I was riveted by these life stories of young and old ... A wonderful read' Lydia…
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'Superb' Sunday Times'Revolutionary' Alice Roberts'Hugely important' Jim Al-Khalili_______________A radical retelling of the history of science that foregrounds the scientists erased from historyIn this major retelling of the…
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A riveting, masterfully researched account of the bold innovators who adapted the Chinese language to the modern world, transforming China into a superpower in the processWhat does it take to reinvent the world's oldest living…
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