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Frank Dikötter

Dutch historian.

Wikipedia

Portrait source · Wikimedia Commons

Recognized books

Wins

Lists

Index score

2011—2017

Recognition span

Author in the index

Frank Dikötter has 3 books in the current index, recognized by prize programs between 2011 and 2017. The records span 3 leading prize families shown here.

Top recognition

Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction1

Orwell Prize1

PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize1

Subject profile

History2

Arts & Criticism1

Indexed works

Books by Frank Dikötter

3 books · sorted by recognition

Mao's Great Famine: The History of China's Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958–1962History201010 pts The Cultural Revolution: A People's History, 1962–1976History—2 pts The Tragedy of LiberationArts & Criticism—2 pts

Year	Title	Subject	Score	Wins	Lists	Imprint
2010	Mao's Great Famine: The History of China's Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958–1962	History	10	1	1	Walker & Company
—	The Cultural Revolution: A People's History, 1962–1976	History	2	0	1	Unknown
—	The Tragedy of Liberation	Arts & Criticism	2	0	1	Unknown

Prize metrics come from Book Prize Index records. Biographical description and portrait metadata are sourced from the matched Wikidata and Wikimedia records; uncertain identity matches are omitted.

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