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Shortlist Cundill History Prize and nomination Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction
Revolusi is shortlisted for the Cundill History Prize and nominated for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction.
The Cundill History Prize is the world’s leading prize for history writing. The US$75,000 prize is awarded annually to the book that embodies historical scholarship, originality, literary quality and diverse appeal.
The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction aims to recognise and reward the best of non-fiction and is open to authors of any nationality. The winning author will receive £50,000.
Bruno, De Marathon
Bruno Vanden Broecke wordt 50. Hij staat al 25 jaar op de planken. Feest, dus! Op 28 september speelt hij vijf van zijn monologen van de laatste 25 jaar integraal aan elkaar. Op één dag, op één podium, in de Arenberg Schouwburg Antwerpen. Waaronder Para en Missie van David Van Reybrouck.
Revolusi nominated for the Cundill History Prize
Revolusi has been longlisted for the most prestigious history award in the English-speaking world. Among a list of thirteen nominees Revolusi is the only non-English title and is translated by David McKay and David Colmer.
The $75,000 prize is awarded annually to the book that embodies "historical scholarship, originality, literary quality and broad appeal".
Van Reybrouck as Arne Næss Professor 2024 in Norway
David Van Reybrouck has been appointed as the 2024 Arne Næss Professor at the University of Oslo. "The Arne Næss Chair in Global Justice and the Environment is awarded annually to a scholar, leader or activist of international renown," says the website of the Centre for Development and the Environment. The Chair was named after Arne Næss, widely regarded as Norway's most influential philosopher of the 20th century, a pioneer of environmental philosophy, an avid mountaineer and the founder of the "deep ecology" movement.
Engelse vertaling van Revolusi lovend ontvangen
De Engelse vertaling van Revolusi, verschenen bij Penguin in de UK (Bodley Head) en Norton in de VS, mocht rekenen op een erg mooie ontvangst. De vertaling is van de hand van David Colmer en David McKay.
'Astounding... history at its best.'
Yuval Harari