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THE JEWISH QUARTERLY HH WINGATE LITERARY AWARD WINNER
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Imre Kertesz for Fatelessness (The Harvill Press)
This is the only award in the UK to recognise a major work, by a Jewish or non-Jewish author, that stimulates an interest in and awareness of themes of Jewish concern among a wider reading public. Previous winners were Amos Oz, David Bezmozgis, David Grossman, Amos Elon, Zadie Smith, WG Sebald and Sebastian Haffner. The prize is sponsored by the Harold Hyam Wingate Charitable Foundation.
Shortlist:
Unity, Michael Arditti, (Maia Press)
Fatelessness, Imre Kertesz (The Harvill Press)
Yiddish Civilisation: The Rise and Fall of a Forgotten Nation,
Paul Kriwaczek (Weidenfeld & Nicolson)
The View from the Fence, The Arab-Israeli Conflict from the Present to Its Roots, Neill Lochery (Continuum)
Sobibor, Jean Molla (Aurora Metro)
Witnesses of War: Children’s Lives under the Nazis,
Nicholas Stargardt (Jonathan Cape)
Genizah at the House of Shepher Tamar Yellin (Toby Press)
“Imre Kertesz views the Holocaust from the inside-out, forcing readers to leave their preconceptions and hindsight at the concentration-camp gates. Utterly absorbing and transformative.” said Oona King, chair of the judges.
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