Orwell Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 8 (2001) Winner
David Aaronovitch
デイヴィッド・アーロノヴィッチ
Deividdo Āronovitchi
Aliases:
David Morris Aaronovitch
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1954-07-08 （Hampstead, London, England）
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Atheist
- Residence History
- London
Career
- Occupations
- Journalist, broadcaster, author
- Active Years
- 1980-2024
- Affiliations
- The Times, The Guardian, The Independent, BBC
- Memberships
- National Union of Students (President 1980-1982), Rationalist Association (honorary associate)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balliol College, Oxford | — | Modern history | — | 1972-197? | United Kingdom |
| Victoria University of Manchester | — | History | BA (Hons) 2:1 | 197?-1978 | United Kingdom |
Balliol College, Oxford
Modern history
Period:
1972-197?
Country:
United Kingdom
Studied modern history
Victoria University of Manchester
History
Degree:
BA (Hons) 2:1
Period:
197?-1978
Year of Graduation:
1978
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Orwell Prize | — | 政治ジャーナリズム | Orwell Prize | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Columnist of the Year | — | — | What the Papers Say | 受賞 |
Orwell Prize
2001
Category:
政治ジャーナリズム
Organization:
Orwell Prize
Result:
受賞
Columnist of the Year
2003
Organization:
What the Papers Say
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Paddling to Jerusalem: An Aquatic Tour of Our Small Country
2000 Non-fictionAn aquatic tour of the small country of Britain.
TravelBritain
Voodoo Histories: The Role of Conspiracy Theory in Shaping Modern History
2009 Non-fictionExplores the role of conspiracy theories in shaping modern history.
Conspiracy theoriesHistory
Party Animals: My Family and Other Communists
2016 MemoirA memoir about his communist family.
FamilyCommunism
Bibliography
- Paddling to Jerusalem: An Aquatic Tour of Our Small Country
- Voodoo Histories: The Role of Conspiracy Theory in Shaping Modern History
- Party Animals: My Family and Other Communists
Health
-
Sepsis2011Suffered sepsis from medical accident after routine surgery, survived thanks to antibiotics, became advocate for Antibiotic Research UK.
Legacy
Prominent English columnist and political journalist, winner of Orwell Prize, known for critiquing conspiracy theories.
Trivia
- In University Challenge while at Manchester University, answered most questions with names of Marxists (Trotsky, Lenin, Karl Marx, Che Guevara) as a protest.
- Son of economist Sam Aaronovitch, brothers actor Owen Aaronovitch and author Ben Aaronovitch.