“I think that’s one of the reasons why this book still has legs. “(I) wanted to write a book for people who, like me, didn’t necessarily get what this writer and his books were about. “I hated Shakespeare in high school,” said Shapiro, now regarded as one of America’s leading Shakespearean scholars.
Shapiro said it was “extraordinarily gratifying” that the book is still read and recommended, almost 20 years after it was first published. Shapiro, professor of English and comparative literature at Columbia University, was awarded the 25,000-pound ($31,000) prize at a celebratory dinner in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was crowned from a field of six finalists drawn from the 24 winners of the Baillie Gifford Prize, which marks its 25th edition this year. Edinburgh, (ACN Newswire) - 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare by James Shapiro is tonight, Thursday, April 27, named winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction Winner of Winners Award. James Shapiro’s “1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare” won the Baillie Gifford Prize Winner of Winners award on Thursday. “I think that’s one of the reasons why this book still has legs.LONDON (AP) - An engrossing account of “how Shakespeare became Shakespeare” has been named the greatest-ever winner of the U.K.’s leading nonfiction book prize. Learn more Books Biographies & Memoirs Historical Buy new: 25.2825.28 FREE delivery: Tuesday, Sep 20 Ships from: Amazon Sold by: L.N.A.M., LLC List Price:27.95Details Save: 2. Shapiro said it was “extraordinarily gratifying” that the book is still read and recommended, almost 20 years after it was first published. A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare: 1599and millions of other books are available for Amazon Kindle. Shapiro, professor of English and comparative literature at Columbia University, was awarded the 25,000-pound ($31,000) prize at a celebratory dinner in Edinburgh, Scotland. James Shapiro’s 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare won the Baillie Gifford Prize Winner of Winners award on Thursday. It was crowned from a field of six finalists drawn from the 24 winners of the Baillie Gifford Prize, which marks its 25th edition this year.
LONDON (AP) - An engrossing account of “how Shakespeare became Shakespeare” has been named the greatest-ever winner of the U.K.’s leading nonfiction book prize.
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