RSL Ondaatje Prize 2019 – winner announced
13/05/2019
Aida Edemariam has won the 2019 RSL Ondaatje Prize with The Wife’s Tale: A Personal History (4th Estate). The annual Prize of £10,000 is awarded for a distinguished work of fiction, non-fiction or poetry, evoking the spirit of a place.
The Wife’s Tale is beautifully written, carefully researched and richly imagined, an exquisite blend of memoir, fiction, poetry and invocation. This is a book I shall constantly re-read as well as recommend to everyone i know who loves literature..
Michèle Roberts – RSL Ondaatje 2019 Judge
For more information on the winner and other shortlisted authors, please see our press release.
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RSL Ondaatje Prize
This is an annual award of £10,000 for a distinguished work of fiction, non-fiction or poetry, evoking the spirit of a place.
