Camilla Townsend wins the 2020 Cundill History Prize for Fifth Sun

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News Archive: November 2019

November 22nd 2019

A stage for the world's best history writing in Montreal

From the Lecture to the Forum, from the Fringe to the Gala - for one week in November the Cundill History Prize provides a stage for the best history writing from around the world.

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November 22nd 2019

Choosing the best

Twice Pulitzer Prize winner Alan Taylor, our 2019 Chair of the Jury, on why serving on the Cundill History Prize jury has been one of the most rewarding experiences of his career.

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November 15th 2019

Tracing Maoism around the globe, Julia Lovell wins 2019 Cundill History Prize

The China expert and translator of Chinese literature Julia Lovell has been named the winner of the 2019 Cundill History Prize for Maoism: A Global History.

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November 13th 2019

International — in a very Canadian way

The Cundill History Prize is both Canadian and global — that is its great strength, writes leading historian Margaret MacMillan.

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Archive

2020: February (1) May (1) August (1) September (2) October (3) November (2)
2019: March (1) June (1) September (5) October (1) November (4)
2018: April (1) June (1) September (2) October (1) November (1)
2017: May (1) July (1) September (1) October (2) November (1)

Recent Posts

Restoring the voice of indigenous Mexicans: Camilla Townsend wins 2020 Cundill History Prize for “transforming” achievement

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Reading Towards History: The Books Behind The Authors

We do not get to choose our disasters one at a time

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The 2020 Cundill History Prize Longlist

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