The Book Prize Index

Authors / person-les-payne

Portrait of Les Payne

Les Payne

American journalist (1941-2018).

Wikipedia
Portrait source · Wikimedia Commons

1

Recognized books

2

Wins

7

Lists

34

Index score

2020—2021

Recognition span

Author in the index

Les Payne has one book in the current index, recognized by prize programs between 2020 and 2021. The records span 5 leading prize families shown here.

Top recognition

Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence1
Los Angeles Times Book Prize1
Mark Lynton History Prize1
National Book Awards1
National Book Critics Circle Awards1

Subject profile

Indexed works

Books by Les Payne

1 book · sorted by recognition

The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm XBiography202134 pts
YearTitleSubjectScoreWinsListsImprint
2021The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm XBiography3427Liveright

All books on this page are credited to Les Payne.

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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