LONDON – Books on the lives and times of Chinese leader Mao Zedong, German-Prussian statesman Otto von Bismarck and Italian artist and renegade Caravaggio have made the shortlist for the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction.
“This year’s shortlist . . . is a tribute to the breadth and depth of non-fiction writing, a reflection of a remarkable publishing year,” said author and journalist Ben Macintyre, head of the judging panel.
The BBC-sponsored prize, which is worth £20,000 (€22,650), will be announced on July 6th. – (Reuters)
