2004 JOHN LLEWELLYN RHYS PRIZE for LITERATURE

2004 JOHN LLEWELLYN RHYS PRIZE for LITERATURE

CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE’s début novel, Purple Hibiscus (2003), has been shortlisted for the 2004 John Llewellyn Rhys Prize for Literature, one of Britain’s oldest and most prestigious literary awards. The prize was founded over 60 years ago in honour of the writer John Llewellyn Rhys who was killed in action in World War II. Past winners include William Boyd, Margaret Drabble, David Mitchell and Jeanette Winterson.

Purple Hibiscus (Fiction) / Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Broken String (Nonfiction) / Neil Bennun
The Afterglow (Fiction) / Anthony Cartwright
Some Great Thing (Fiction) / Colin McAdam
The Places in Between (Nonfiction) / Rory Stewart
Boy A (Fiction) / Jonathan Trigell

The winner will be announced on December 1, 2005

Update
Jonathan Trigell, whose first novel, Boy A, was announced the winner of the 2004 John Llewellyn Rhys Prize for Literature on December 1, 2005