Authors / person-peter-hennessy

Peter Hennessy

English historian and prize-winning author (born 1947).

Wikipedia

Portrait source · Wikimedia Commons

Recognized books

Wins

Lists

Index score

1992—2007

Recognition span

Author in the index

Peter Hennessy has 2 books in the current index, recognized by prize programs between 1992 and 2007. The records span 4 leading prize families shown here.

Top recognition

Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction1

Duff Cooper Prize1

NCR Book Award1

Orwell Prize1

Subject profile

History2

Indexed works

Books by Peter Hennessy

2 books · sorted by recognition

Having It So Good: Britain in the FiftiesHistory20068 pts Never Again: Britain 1945-1951History19938 pts

Year	Title	Subject	Score	Wins	Lists	Imprint
2006	Having It So Good: Britain in the Fifties	History	8	1	2	Allen Lane
1993	Never Again: Britain 1945-1951	History	8	2	2	Jonathan Cape

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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