Cover of The Last Colony

The Last Colony

A Tale of Exile, Justice and Britain’s Colonial Legacy

by Philippe Sands

Publication: First published 2022
ISBNs: 9781474618137, 9781474618144, 9780593863343

Orwell Prize 2023 · Shortlist

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Orwell Prize for Political Writing
2023

Shortlist

Orwell Prize for Political Writing 2023 shortlist

Show Me the Bodies

Peter Apps

Winner
Divided

Annabel Sowemimo
Fire of the Dragon

Ian Williams
Inside Qatar

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Invasion

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The Patriarchs

Angela Saini

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Live Fast

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Small Boat

Vincent Delecroix
The Deserters

Mathias Énard
Wandering Souls

Cecile Pin
The Book of Mother

Violaine Huisman
The Gospel According to the New World

Maryse Condé

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