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| Dayton Literary Peace Prize Fiction Finalists |
FICTION
A Postcard from the Volcano by Lucy Beckett (Ignatius Press, 2009)
A Good Fall by Ha Jin (Pantheon, NY, 2009)
Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese (Alfred A. Knopf, NY, 2009)*
The Book of Night Women by Marlon James (Riverhead Books, NY, 2009):
The Calligrapher's Daughter by Eugenia Kim (Henry Holt and Co., NY, 2009)
The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Adiche (Knopf, NY, 2009)*
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| Dayton Literary Peace Prize Non-Fiction Finalists |
NONFICTION
Enough: Why the Worlds Poorest Starve in an Age of Plenty by Roger Thurow and Scott Kilman (Public Affairs)
In the Valley of the Mist by Justine Hardy (Free Press)
Stones Into Schools by Greg Mortenson (Viking, NY, 2009)*
Tears in the Darkness by Michael and Elizabeth Norman (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, NY, 2009)
The Education of a British-Protected Child by Chinua Achebe (Alfred A Knopf, NY, 2009)*
Zeitoun by Dave Eggers (McSweeney's, San Francisco, 2009)*
* First editions of these books are listing for $50+ on abebooks.com
Labels: 2010 Dayton, Chimamanda Adiche, Chinua Achebe, Dave Eggers, Finalists, Ha Jin, Literary Peace Prize, Mortenson, Verghese
