{"id":31818,"date":"2022-11-18T10:20:37","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T05:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pr.asianetpakistan.com\/?p=102658"},"modified":"2022-11-18T10:20:37","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T05:20:37","slug":"katherine-rundells-super-infinite-the-transformations-of-john-donne-wins-the-baillie-gifford-prize-for-non-fiction-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myanmarnewsgazette.com\/katherine-rundells-super-infinite-the-transformations-of-john-donne-wins-the-baillie-gifford-prize-for-non-fiction-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Katherine Rundell\u2019s Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne Wins the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne by Katherine Rundell<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

LONDON, Nov. 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne<\/i> by Katherine Rundell has been named winner of\u00a0the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction 2022. The winner was announced by Chair of Judges Caroline Sanderson at a ceremony hosted at the Science Museum and generously supported by The Blavatnik Family Foundation. The announcement was streamed to readers around the world via the Baillie Gifford Prize social media channels.<\/p>\n

Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne\u00a0<\/i>gives readers a window into the little-known myriad lives the poet John Donne lived. He was a scholar of law, a maritime adventurer, an MP, a priest, the Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral – and perhaps the greatest love poet in the history of the English language. Standout scholar Katherine Rundell shows readers the many sides of his life, his obsessions, his blazing words, and his tempestuous Elizabethan times – unveiling Donne as the most remarkable mind and as a lesson in living.<\/p>\n

Katherine Rundell is a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, where she works on Renaissance literature. Her bestselling books for children have been translated into more than 30 languages and have won multiple awards. Rundell is also the author of a book for adults,\u00a0Why You Should Read Children’s Books, Even Though You Are So Old and Wise<\/i>. She has written for, among others, the\u00a0London Review of Books<\/i>, the\u00a0Times Literary Supplement<\/i>, the\u00a0New York Review of Books<\/i>\u00a0and The\u00a0New York Times<\/i>, largely about books, though sometimes about animals, night climbing and tightrope walking.<\/p>\n

The Baillie Gifford Prize aims to recognise and reward the best of non-fiction and is open to authors of any nationality. It covers all non-fiction in the areas of current affairs, history, politics, science, sport, travel, biography, autobiography and the arts. As the winner,\u00a0Rundell will receive \u00a350,000 along with the \u00a31,000 given to each of the shortlisted authors. Last year’s winner was Patrick Radden Keefe for Empire of Pain<\/i>, which became a Sunday Times bestseller.<\/p>\n

Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne<\/i> was\u00a0chosen by this year’s judging panel:\u00a0writer and Associate Editor of The Bookseller<\/i>, Caroline Sanderson<\/strong> (chair); writer and science journalist, Laura Spinney<\/strong>; critic and writer for The Observer<\/i>, Rachel Cooke<\/strong>; BBC journalist and presenter, Clive Myrie<\/strong>; author and New Yorker<\/i> writer, Samanth Subramanian<\/strong>; and critic and broadcaster, Georgina Godwin<\/strong>. Their selection was made from 362 books published between 1 Nov. 2021 and 31 Oct. 2022.<\/p>\n

The other titles on this year’s shortlist were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Author \/ translator (Nationality)<\/strong><\/td>\nTitle (Imprint)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Caroline Elkins (American)<\/td>\nLegacy of Violence<\/i>: A History of the British Empire<\/i> (The Bodley Head, Vintage, Penguin Random House UK)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jonathan Freedland (British)<\/td>\nThe Escape Artist: The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World<\/i> (John Murray Press, Hachette)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sally Hayden (Irish)<\/td>\nMy Fourth Time, We Drowned: Seeking Refuge on the World’s Deadliest Migration Route<\/i> (4th Estate, HarperCollins)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Anna Keay (British)<\/td>\nThe Restless Republic: Britain Without a Crown<\/i> (William Collins, Harper Collins)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Polly Morland (British)<\/td>\nA Fortunate Woman: A Country Doctor’s Story\u00a0<\/i>(Picador, Pan Macmillan)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

READ SMART, the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction’s podcast, will release an episode devoted to the winner of the 2022 award, hosted by Razia Iqbal and featuring\u00a0Katherine Rundell. It will be available on\u00a0Thursday, 24 Nov.<\/p>\n

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For information about the prize, visit:\u00a0 www.thebailliegiffordprize.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

or follow us on Twitter\u00a0@BGPrize\u00a0#BGPrize2022<\/p>\n

For more information about Super-Infinite:\u00a0The Transformations of John Donne<\/i>, Katherine Rundell, Baillie Gifford or the Blavatnik Family Foundation, please click the following link:\u00a0https:\/\/we.tl\/t-e6e9hF28tq<\/a><\/p>\n

Images of the winning author and book are available to download\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This folder is being updated with images from the ceremony.<\/p>\n

Contact Information:<\/b><\/strong>
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