Author record · 2016 to 2025
Sudhir Hazareesingh: Awards and Best-of Lists
Sudhir Hazareesingh has won 1 award, the Wolfson History Prize (2021) for Black Spartacus: The Epic Life of Toussaint Louverture, with 3 shortlist or finalist places, 1 longlist or nominee place, and 2 year-end list picks in our archive.
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Daring to Be Free | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2021 | Black Spartacus: The Epic Life of Toussaint Louverture | Wolfson History Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · History | |
| 2021 | Black Spartacus: The Epic Life of Toussaint Louverture | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography | |
| 2020 | Black Spartacus: The Epic Life of Toussaint Louverture | James Tait Black Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Biography | |
| 2020 | Black Spartacus: The Epic Life of Toussaint Louverture | Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Non-Fiction | |
| 2020 | Black Spartacus | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Biography and memoir | |
| 2016 | How the French Think | The Orwell Prize (book prizes) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Book |
Books
- Black Spartacus: The Epic Life of Toussaint Louverture5 sources · 2020 to 2021
- Daring to Be Free1 source · 2025
- How the French Think1 source · 2016