Author record · 2019 to 2025
Sunil Amrith: Awards and Best-of Lists
Sunil Amrith has won 1 award, the Dayton Literary Peace Prize (2025) for The Burning Earth, with 2 shortlist or finalist places and 2 year-end list picks in our archive.
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Burning Earth | Dayton Literary Peace Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Nonfiction | |
| 2025 | The Burning Earth: A History | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award | |
| 2024 | The Burning Earth: A History | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2024 | The Burning Earth | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Essential Reads | |
| 2019 | Unruly Waters: How Rains, Rivers, Coasts, and Seas Have Shaped Asia's History | Cundill History Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · History |
Books
- The Burning Earth4 sources · 2024 to 2025
- Unruly Waters: How Rains, Rivers, Coasts, and Seas Have Shaped Asia's History1 source · 2019