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Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction 2011

The 2011 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction went to The Long Song by Andrea Levy. 5 books made the shortlist.

Winner

  1. The Long Song by Andrea Levysource (opens in a new tab)

Shortlist

  1. C by Tom McCarthysource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Ghost Light by Joseph O'Connorsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Heartstone by C. J. Sansomsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchellsource (opens in a new tab)

About the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction

First awarded 2010. Longlists first made public in 2015 (per the prize's 2015 longlist announcement); 2015-2025 list longlist, shortlist and winner, 2010-2014 shortlist and winner only. All years from walterscottprize.co.uk: 2010-2014 from the Previous Shortlists page, 2015-2025 from each year's longlist, shortlist and winner announcements.

Organization: Walter Scott Prize. Years are award years, which can differ from publication years. Official site (opens in a new tab)

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