The judges for the 2009 BBC Samuel Johnson Prize announced the shortlist today, 22 May. Now in its eleventh year the prize is worth £20,000 to the winner. The Lost City of Z beat out celebrated writers such as Michael Holroyd, Alain de Botton and Andre Brink on a shortlist dominated by science.
The shortlist also includes Lords of Finance by Liaquat Ahamed, Bad Science by Ben Goldacre, Leviathan by Philip Hoare, The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science by Richard Holmes, and Quantum: Einstein, Bohr and the Great Debate about the Nature of Reality by Manjit Kumar. Visit the Prize website for detailed information on each of the titles.
Hi There,
I read the book and I was very pleased with the the contents, plot and the way it ended, BUT as a Brazilian native and very fond of my country and culture I just want to highlight a mistake that I’m sure it will bring to the perfection this book.
On pages 80 and 81 you wrote about eletric eels , the name in portuguese is PORAQUE not puraque as you had written on page 80 , 3rd paragraph , line 4th and page 81 , 1st paragraph, 4th line . i thought this would be helpful for the next edition.
Sincerely
Terry Stevens