Orwell Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 16 (2009) Winner
Patrick Cockburn
パトリック・コークバーン
Patorikku Kōkabān
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1950-03-05 （County Cork, Ireland）
- Nationality
- Irish
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Ireland (childhood) → United Kingdom
Career
- Occupations
- Journalist, Writer, Author
- Active Years
- 1979-2024
- Affiliations
- Financial Times, The Independent
- Nominations
- National Book Critics Circle award shortlist for nonfiction, The Occupation: War and Resistance in Iraq, Costa Book Awards (Biography) shortlist, Henry's Demons
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity College, Oxford | — | History | — | 不明 | United Kingdom |
Trinity College, Oxford
History
Period:
不明
Country:
United Kingdom
Educated there
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Martha Gellhorn Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2006 | James Cameron Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Orwell Prize for Journalism | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Foreign Commentator of the Year | — | — | Editorial Intelligence Comment Awards | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Foreign Affairs Journalist of the Year | — | — | British Journalism Awards | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Foreign Reporter of the Year | — | — | The Press Awards | 受賞 |
Martha Gellhorn Prize
2005
Result:
受賞
James Cameron Prize
2006
Result:
受賞
Orwell Prize for Journalism
2009
Result:
受賞
Foreign Commentator of the Year
2013
Organization:
Editorial Intelligence Comment Awards
Result:
受賞
Foreign Affairs Journalist of the Year
2014
Organization:
British Journalism Awards
Result:
受賞
Foreign Reporter of the Year
2014
Organization:
The Press Awards
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Rise of Islamic State
2015 Non-fictionThe rise of ISIS and the new Sunni revolution
Middle East conflictsJihadis
Henry's Demons
2011 BiographyA father and son's story of living with schizophrenia
SchizophreniaFamily
The Occupation: War and Resistance in Iraq
2006 Non-fictionAnalysis of the Iraq war and resistance
Iraq WarOccupation
Bibliography
- Getting Russia Wrong: The End of Kremlinology
- Out of the Ashes: The Resurrection of Saddam Hussein
- The Broken Boy
- The Occupation: War and Resistance in Iraq
- Muqtada: Muqtada al-Sadr, the Shia Revival, and the Struggle for Iraq
- Henry's Demons: Living with Schizophrenia, A Father and Son's Story
- The Jihadis Return: ISIS and the New Sunni Uprising
- The Rise of Islamic State: ISIS and the New Sunni Revolution
- Chaos and Caliphate: Jihadis and the West in the struggle for the Middle East
- The Age of Jihad: Islamic State and the Great War for the Middle East
- War in the Age of Trump: The Defeat of ISIS, the Fall of the Kurds, the Conflict with Iran
- Believe Nothing Until It Is Officially Denied: Claud Cockburn and the Invention of Guerrilla Journalism
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- JournalisticAnalytical
- Recurring Motifs
- Middle East conflictsWar reportingPolitical analysis
Health
-
Polio1956年Contracted and survived. Covered in memoir
Legacy
Renowned Middle East correspondent known for coverage of Iraq wars and multiple awards.
In Popular Culture
- Niece is actress Olivia Wilde
Trivia
- Father: journalist Claud Cockburn
- Brothers: Alexander Cockburn and Andrew Cockburn (journalists)
- Niece: Olivia Wilde
- Contracted polio in 1956 and survived