The Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize Winners

This is an annual award of £10,000 for a distinguished work of fiction, non-fiction or poetry, evoking the spirit of a place. The Royal Society of Lit ...more

Winners

	Free: A Child and a Country at the End of History by Lea Ypi 4.26 avg rating — 6,241 ratings The Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize (2022)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Butchers' Blessing by Ruth Gilligan (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 1,309 ratings The Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize (2021)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Portable Paradise by Roger Robinson 4.43 avg rating — 683 ratings The Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize (2020)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wife's Tale: A Personal History by Aida Edemariam (Goodreads Author) 3.54 avg rating — 739 ratings The Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize (2019)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mama Amazonica by Pascale Petit (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 107 ratings The Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize (2018)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Golden Hill by Francis Spufford (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 12,307 ratings The Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize (2017)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible: The Surreal Heart of the New Russia by Peter Pomerantsev 3.97 avg rating — 9,843 ratings The Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Baghdad: City of Peace, City of Blood by Justin Marozzi 3.98 avg rating — 250 ratings The Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize (2015)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	This Boy by Alan Johnson 4.21 avg rating — 3,301 ratings The Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scenes from Early Life by Philip Hensher 3.58 avg rating — 242 ratings The Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize (2013)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sly Company of People Who Care by Rahul Bhattacharya 3.24 avg rating — 567 ratings The Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize (2012)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hare With Amber Eyes: A Family's Century of Art and Loss by Edmund de Waal 3.94 avg rating — 53,759 ratings The Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize (2011)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dead Yard: Tales of Modern Jamaica by Ian Thomson 3.62 avg rating — 332 ratings The Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize (2010)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sissinghurst: An Unfinished History by Adam Nicolson 3.70 avg rating — 321 ratings The Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize (2009)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Discovery of France: A Historical Geography from the Revolution to the First World War by Graham Robb really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,315 ratings The Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize (2008)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In the Country of Men by Hisham Matar 3.72 avg rating — 6,367 ratings The Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize (2007)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The People's Act of Love by James Meek 3.70 avg rating — 3,042 ratings The Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize (2006)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Places in Between by Rory Stewart 3.94 avg rating — 16,218 ratings The Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize (2005)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hearing Birds Fly by Louisa Waugh 3.91 avg rating — 514 ratings The Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize (2004)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

nominees

	The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 60,806 ratings The Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize Nominee for Shortlist (2022)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Empireland: How Imperialism has Shaped Modern Britain by Sathnam Sanghera 4.13 avg rating — 4,499 ratings The Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize Nominee for Shortlist (2022)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Writing the Camp by Yousif M. Qasmiyeh really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings The Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize Nominee for Shortlist (2022)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Manningtree Witches: A Novel by A.K. Blakemore 3.68 avg rating — 7,912 ratings The Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize Nominee for Shortlist (2022)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Square Haunting: Five Writers in London Between the Wars by Francesca Wade 4.17 avg rating — 1,370 ratings The Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize Nominee for Shortlist (2021)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey (Goodreads Author) (著) 3.94 avg rating — 13,455 ratings The Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize Nominee for Longlist (2021)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unofficial Britain: Journeys Through Unexpected Places by Gareth E. Rees (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 161 ratings The Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize Nominee for Longlist (2021)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pastoral Song: A Farmer’s Journey by James Rebanks 4.44 avg rating — 5,054 ratings The Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize Nominee for Shortlist (2021)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Magnolia, 木蘭 by Nina Mingya Powles 4.13 avg rating — 575 ratings The Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize Nominee for Shortlist (2021)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scenes of a Graphic Nature by Caroline O'Donoghue (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 3,064 ratings The Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize Nominee for Longlist (2021)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Box Hill by Adam Mars-Jones 3.62 avg rating — 1,168 ratings The Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize Nominee for Shortlist (2021)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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