Author record · 2006 to 2022
Caroline Elkins: Awards and Best-of Lists
Caroline Elkins has won 1 award, the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction and Memoir or Autobiography (2006) for Imperial Reckoning: The Untold Story of Britain's Gulag in Kenya, with 2 shortlist or finalist places and 2 year-end list picks in our archive.
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Legacy of Violence: A History of the British Empire | Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Non-Fiction | |
| 2022 | Legacy of Violence | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2022 | Legacy of Violence | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2006 | Imperial Reckoning: The Untold Story of Britain's Gulag in Kenya | Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction and Memoir or Autobiography source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · General Nonfiction | |
| 2006 | Imperial Reckoning: The Untold Story of Britain's Gulag in Kenya | Lionel Gelber Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · International Affairs |
Books
- Legacy of Violence: A History of the British Empire3 sources · 2022
- Imperial Reckoning: The Untold Story of Britain's Gulag in Kenya2 sources · 2006