Author record · 2006 to 2009
Wangari Maathai: Awards and Best-of Lists
Wangari Maathai has won 1 award, the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award (2007) for Unbowed: A Memoir, with 1 shortlist or finalist place and 2 year-end list picks in our archive.
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | The Challenge for Africa: New Vision for a Forgotten Continent | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Politics & Religion | |
| 2007 | Unbowed: A Memoir | Hurston/Wright Legacy Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Nonfiction | |
| 2007 | Unbowed | Dayton Literary Peace Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2006 | Unbowed | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Social Sciences |
Books
- Unbowed: A Memoir3 sources · 2006 to 2007
- The Challenge for Africa: New Vision for a Forgotten Continent1 source · 2009