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Author record · 2006 to 2012

Rajiv Chandrasekaran: Awards and Best-of Lists

Rajiv Chandrasekaran has won 1 award, the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction (2007) for Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone, with 3 shortlist or finalist places and 7 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2012Little AmericaNew York Times 100 Notable Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Nonfiction
2012Little America: The War Within the War for AfghanistanWashington Post Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Notable Nonfiction
2008Imperial Life in the Emerald CityBritish Book Awards source (opens in a new tab)Shortlist · New Writer of the Year
2007Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green ZoneBaillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Non-Fiction
2007Imperial Life in the Emerald CityNew York Times 10 Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Nonfiction
2007Imperial Life in the Emerald CityNew York Times 100 Notable Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Nonfiction
2006Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq’s Green ZoneLos Angeles Times Book Prizes source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Current Interest
2006Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq’s Green ZoneNational Book Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Nonfiction
2006Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green ZoneLos Angeles Times Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Nonfiction
2006Imperial Life in the Emerald CityEntertainment Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Nonfiction
2006Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green ZoneWashington Post Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Notable Nonfiction

Books

  1. Imperial Life in the Emerald City9 sources · 2006 to 2008
  2. Little America2 sources · 2012