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The Orwell Prize 2014

The 2014 Orwell Prize went to This Boy by Alan Johnson. 6 books made the shortlist and 14 the longlist.

Winner

  1. This Boy by Alan Johnsonsource (opens in a new tab)

Shortlist

  1. Coolie Woman by Gaiutra Bahadursource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Margaret Thatcher: the Authorized Biography by Charles Mooresource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The British Dream by David Goodhartsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Tragedy of Liberation by Frank Diköttersource (opens in a new tab)
  5. The World’s Most Dangerous Place by James Fergussonsource (opens in a new tab)

Longlist

  1. Edmund Burke by Jesse Normansource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Kith: the Riddle of the Childscape by Jay Griffithssource (opens in a new tab)
  3. One Night in Winter by Simon Sebag Montefioresource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Red Fortress: the Secret Heart of Russia’s History by Catherine Merridalesource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Sex and the Citadel by Shereen El Fekisource (opens in a new tab)
  6. The Confidence Trap by David Runcimansource (opens in a new tab)
  7. The General by Ahmed Errachidisource (opens in a new tab)
  8. The XX Factor by Alison Wolfsource (opens in a new tab)

About the The Orwell Prize

Book prizes only: the combined Book Prize (category Book) to 2018, then the Political Writing and Political Fiction book prizes from 2019; journalism, blog and special prizes are out of scope. Year is the prize year the Foundation uses (winner announced in June). Membership and levels come from the shortlist, finalist and longlist blocks on each year's winner page; the site's 'finalists' are recorded as Shortlist. Longlists are published for 2008-2021 only, and 2006-2007 show a shortlist only. Dozens of older book pages carry a stray '2010 Book prize long list' header, so those rows cite the year's winner page, which lists them, instead of the book page. Duplicate pages for the same book (Frontline 2006; Whatever It Takes and Enough is Enough 2011) count once. Translators are not credited on the source pages.

Organization: The Orwell Foundation. Years are award years, which can differ from publication years. Official site (opens in a new tab)

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