“I hated Shakespeare in high school,” said Shapiro, now regarded as one of America’s leading Shakespearean scholars. Shapiro said it was “extraordinarily gratifying” that the book is still read and recommended, almost 20 years after it was first published.
Shapiro, professor of English and comparative literature at Columbia University, was awarded the 25,000-pound ($31,000) prize at a celebratory dinner in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was crowned from a field of six finalists drawn from the 24 winners of the Baillie Gifford Prize, which marks its 25th edition this year. James Shapiro’s 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare won the Baillie Gifford Prize Winner of Winners award on Thursday.
James Shapiro’s 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare won the Bailli An engrossing account of “how Shakespeare became Shakespeare” has been named the greatest-ever winner of the U.K.’s leading nonfiction book prize. An account of a pivotal year for English history and literature has been named the greatest-ever winner of the U.K.’s leading nonfiction book prize.
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