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Stuart: A Life Backwards

Alexander Masters

'Stuart: A Life Backwards' is the story of an extraordinary friendship between a reclusive writer and illustrator and a chaotic, knife-wielding beggar whom he gets to know during a campaign to release two charity workers from prison.

BiographyBiography · high confidenceBiography81 signalsLlm Classifier: Biography -> BiographyOpen Library: Biography -> BiographyOpen Library: Great britain, biography -> BiographyBusiness Biography

Award History

0 wins · 2 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-FictionMajor2005FinalistSecondary source
Costa Book Awards: Biography2005FinalistSecondary source
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    • Stuart55%

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  4. 04 Reading orientation

    30 / 100 academic

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