![]() ![]() ![]() James Shapiro is Professor of English at Columbia University, where he teaches Shakespeare. Shapiro finds one question the most pressing: how did Shakespeare become Shakespeare - one of the greatest writers who ever lived? In his winning book 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare, Shapiro shows how The Bard progressed from his tale of two star-crossed lovers to Hamlet. In the course of 1599, Shakespeare completed Henry V, wrote Julius Caesar and As You Like It in quick succession, and produced the first draft of his greatest play, Hamlet. Their selection was made from a shortlist of six books, taken from the previous 24 prizewinning books. The winner was chosen by a judging panel comprising of: New Statesman editor-in-chief, Jason Cowley (chair) academic, critic and broadcaster, Shahidha Bari journalist, author and academic, Sarah Churchwell and biographer and critic Frances Wilson. ![]() ![]() As the winner, Shapiro will receive £25,000. The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction Winner of Winners Award marks the 25 th anniversary of the UK's premier non-fiction book prize by crowning the best work of non-fiction from the last 25 years of the prize. ![]()
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