With Orwell back in headlines due to the rise of ‘alternative facts’ and ‘fake news’, six books with ‘something prescient to say’ are up for best political writing prize
Six books that demonstrate how political writers have stepped up to the challenge of global change have been shortlisted for the prestigious Orwell prize for political writing. Ranging in topic from classic political biography to frontline reportage and revisionist history, all six had “something prescient to say”, the judges said.
“We are at a huge moment in the history of the Western world like the rise of China and of populism, and these are issues that everyone is grappling with. We found writers are stepping up to the challenge,” judge Jonathan Derbyshire, executive comment editor of the Financial Times, said. He added: “I feel very optimistic about the future of political writing.”
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