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'Shakespeare' Wins Samuel Johnson Prize

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Date: 20060615
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AP Online
06-15-2006
Dateline: LONDON
An account of a pivotal year in English literature and history was named winner of Britain's most lucrative nonfiction book prize Wednesday.

James Shapiro's "1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare" was awarded the $55,000 Samuel Johnson Prize.

Shapiro's victory denied humorist Alan Bennett, nominated for his memoir, "Untold Stories," which would have added another honor to add to the six Tony Awards won Sunday night by his play, "The History Boys."

Shapiro, a professor of English at Columbia University, said he was inspired in part by the film ...

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