![]() ![]() We're certainly not a prize for political science or for political journalism or instant history. ![]() What kind of books were you trying to pick out?ĭavid Edgerton: We have a pretty broad definition of what counts as political writing. ![]() From the dawn of humanity to the Covid crisis, from a study in power to the plight of the powerless, these are books that break through the mendacities of politics and rise to the challenge of our times, he explains. Here David Edgerton, chair of the judging panel, talks us through the ten finalists for the 2022 Orwell Prize for Political Writing, awarded for a nonfiction book. The Orwell Prize is the UK's most prestigious prize for writing about politics, awarded annually to books that best meet George Orwell's own ambition "to make political writing into an art." There are prizes for both political fiction and nonfiction, reflecting George Orwell's own important work in both. THE BEST POLITICS BOOKS: THE 2022 ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING Foreign Policy & International Relations. ![]()
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