Alert! Arctic Summer by Damon Galgut has been nominated for the 2015 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction.
The Walter Scott Prize is one of the largest literary awards in the UK and is named after the author of Waverley, largely considered to be one of the first proper works of historical fiction. The total value of the prize is £30 000 and is a unique reward for writing of exceptional quality set in the past.
Galgut is included on the longlist, which has been revealed to the public for the first time since the award’s inception in 2010, along with Anna Hope, Sarah Waters, Adam Foulds, Martin Amis and 10 other writers.
Past winners of the Walter Scott Prize are Robert Harris, Tan Twan Eng, Sebastian Barry, Andrea Levy and Hilary Mantel.
The shortlist will be announced on 24 March, at an event to be held in London, while the winner will be announced at the Melrose Borders Book Festival in June.
Congratulations, Damon!
Press release
The Chairman and Judges of the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction today announced a longlist of fifteen books for 2015. In a change to prize protocol this year, the longlist is made public for the first time, and a shortlist announcement event in London will be held on 24th March. These new developments have been prompted by an increase in entries to the prize (of 40% from 2014), and the high quality of historical fiction being currently published, reflecting the gathering prestige of the prize as it enters its fifth year.
The longlisted books for the 2015 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction are:
The Zone of Interest by Martin Amis
The Temporary Gentleman by Sebastian Barry
The Miniaturistby Jessie Burton
The Lie by Helen Dunmore
Viper Wine by Hermione Eyre
In The Wolf’s Mouth by Adam Foulds
Mr Mac and Me by Esther Freud
Arctic Summer by Damon Galgut
Wake by Anna Hope
The Wake by Paul Kingsnorth
The Undertaking by Audrey Magee
A God in Every Stone by Kamila Shamsie
The Architect’s Apprentice by Elif Shafak
The Ten Thousand Things by John Spurling
The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters
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- Arctic Summer by Damon Galgut
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- The Zone of Interest by Martin Amis
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- The Temporary Gentleman by Sebastian Barry
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- The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton
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- The Lie by Helen Dunmore
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- Viper Wine by Hermione Eyre
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- In the Wolf’s Mouth by Adam Faulds
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- Mr Mac and Me by Esther Freud
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- Arctic Summer by Damon Galgut
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- Wake by Anna Hope
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- The Wake by Paul Kingsnorth
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- The Undertaking by Audrey Magee
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- A God in Every Stone by Kamila Shamsie
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- The Architect’s Apprentice by Elif Shafak
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- Ten Thousand Things: http://images.kalahari.net/img/2013/07/03/47556851_0_Img2.jpg by John Spurling
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- The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters
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