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And the winner is . . . SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE.
From: The Daily Mail (London, England)
Date: 20060616
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Byline: HEPHZIBAH ANDERSON
THE EIGHTH BBC FOUR Samuel Johnson Prize For Non-Fiction has been snagged by an American - for his book on Britain's bard.
James Shapiro's 1599: A Year In The Life Of William Shakespeare (Faber, [pounds sterling]8.99) focuses on the 12 months during which the 35-year-old playwright dashed off Julius Caesar and As You Like It, added the finishing touches to Henry V and drafted Hamlet.
Brooklyn born and bred, Professor Shapiro was presented with a cheque for [pounds sterling]30,000 at a televised dinner held in London's Savoy Hotel on ...
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