Dayton Literary Peace Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 16 (2021) Winner
Alexander Starritt
アレクサンダー・スターリット
Alexander Starritt
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1985-01-01
- Nationality
- Scottish, German
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, journalist, entrepreneur, translator
- Active Years
- 2013-
- Affiliations
- Apolitical (founding team), United Agents (agent)
- Influenced By
- Stefan Zweig, Arthur Schnitzler, Evelyn Waugh
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somerville College, Oxford | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
Somerville College, Oxford
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Dayton Literary Peace Prize | We Germans | — | Dayton Literary Peace Prize | winner |
| 2025 | Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award (longlist) | Drayton and Mackenzie | Business Book | Financial Times | longlisted |
Dayton Literary Peace Prize
2021
Work:
We Germans
Organization:
Dayton Literary Peace Prize
Result:
winner
Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award (longlist)
2025
Work:
Drayton and Mackenzie
Category:
Business Book
Organization:
Financial Times
Result:
longlisted
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Beast
2017 satirical novelA satire of British tabloid journalism following downtrodden sub-editor Jeremy Underwood, who sees two figures in burqas outside his newspaper office. Paranoia and the hunger for a story escalate, exploring the rapaciousness of tabloids, the decline of print journalism, and Islamophobia in the media.
tabloid rapaciousnessdecline of print journalismIslamophobia in media
We Germans
2020 historical novel 208 pagesA novel about Germans defeated on the Eastern Front of World War II, dealing with themes of defeat, memory, and German identity.
warmemorynational identity
Drayton and Mackenzie
2025 business book / non-fiction 578 pagesA substantial non-fiction work on business and management. In 2025 it was longlisted for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award; it examines corporate culture, business history, and contemporary management.
corporate culturebusiness historycontemporary business
Bibliography
- The Beast (2017)
- We Germans (2020)
- Drayton and Mackenzie (2025)
- Late Fame (translation of Arthur Schnitzler, 2017)
- A Chess Story (translation of Stefan Zweig, 2013)
Translations by Author
- Arthur Schnitzler: Late Fame (translation, 2017)
- Stefan Zweig: A Chess Story (translation, 2013)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- satiricaldark humourrealist depiction
- Recurring Motifs
- media and journalismmemory and historyidentitybureaucracy
Legacy
Starritt gained attention with his 2017 debut and won the 2021 Dayton Literary Peace Prize for We Germans. He is also active as a translator and is recognized for exploring themes that connect the present and the past.
Quotes
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“This may not be a love letter to the ailing print media but it will serve as an elegy.”
Source: Hugh Macdonald, review in The National (2017)
Trivia
- Donated Dayton Literary Peace Prize winnings in 2021 to Somerville College to fund a Sanctuary Scholarship in memory of his mother.
- Was part of the founding team of the policy platform Apolitical.
- Has published translations of works by Stefan Zweig and Arthur Schnitzler.
- Drayton and Mackenzie was longlisted for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award in 2025.