Edmund Richardson wins Baillie Gifford Prize for Alexander biography
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Edmund Richardson's 'Alexander: God, King, Man' won the Baillie Gifford Prize for nonfiction.
Edmund Richardson's biography 'Alexander: God, King, Man' won the prestigious Baillie Gifford Prize for nonfiction at a ceremony in London on Wednesday. The award, worth £50,000, recognises the book as the first work of ancient history to win the prize.
Kirsty Lang, who chaired the judging panel, praised the biography as 'immersive', saying readers 'feel that you're there on the battlefield, marching across Central Asia and Egypt with Alexander'. The book also contains new research, including Richardson's translations of sources from 12 ancient languages.
Richardson, a professor of classics at Durham University, spent a decade researching Alexander's life. He told the Associated Press that Alexander was not viewed as destined for greatness during his lifetime, describing him as 'his father's slightly disappointing son'. Richardson said Alexander's military expedition 'transforms reality more profoundly than almost any other event in human history' and 'connects the world up in ways that it has never been connected before'.
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- An acclaimed biography of Alexander the Great wins the Baillie Gifford nonfiction prizeEdmund Richardson's biography of Alexander the Great "Alexander: God, King, Man" was won the prestigious Baillie Gifford Prize for nonfiction.Clickorlando · 4 Nov, 22:15
- An acclaimed biography of Alexander the Great wins the Baillie Gifford nonfiction prizeEdmund Richardson's biography of Alexander the Great "Alexander: God, King, Man" was won the prestigious Baillie Gifford Prize for nonfiction.News4Jax · 4 Nov, 22:15
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