ORWELL PRIZE 2008
Raja Shehadeh’s book, Palestinian Walks: Notes on a Vanishing Landscape has won the Orwell prize for political writing. The book describes - through a series of six walks over 26 years - the destruction of the Palestinian landscape, and how it mirrors the destruction of Palestinian identity and culture. The judges praised Shehadeh - a leading human rights lawyer - for the lyrical beauty, rich detail and the understated power which helped the book stand out from a consistently impressive shortlist.
Johann Hari of The Independent won the Orwell Prize for Journalism, while Clive James was presented with a Special Award for Writing and Broadcasting. Find out more.
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