The Book Prize Index

Red Memory: Living, Remembering and Forgetting China's Cultural Revolution,

Tania Branigan

Shortlisted for the 2023 Kirkus Prize in Nonfiction Longlisted for the 2023 Cundill History Prize Longlisted for the 2023 Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction An indelible exploration of the invisible scar that runs through the heart of Chinese society and the souls of its citizens.

HistoryWorld History · medium confidenceWorld History81 signalsLlm Classifier: World History -> World HistoryGoogle Books: History -> HistoryKeyword Classifier: Arts & Criticism -> Arts & CriticismDeath, Memory & CommemorationIntellectual History & IdeasFamily, Childhood & Adoption

Award History

1 wins · 5 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Cundill History PrizeMajor2023WinnerSecondary source
Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-FictionMajor2023FinalistSecondary source
Kirkus Prize for NonfictionMajor2023FinalistOfficial source
British Academy Book PrizeMajor2023ShortlistOfficial source
Dayton Literary Peace Prize: Nonfiction2024FinalistSecondary source
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  1. 01 Central figures

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  2. 02 Central places

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  3. 03 Suggested argument

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  4. 04 Reading orientation

    30 / 100 academic

    Serious trade

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Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 40%.