Books by Ian Penman
“The joint winner of the 2024 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Biography was veteran critic Ian Penman’s Fassbinder: Thousands of Mirrors, a study of the life of German filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder. The book also won the Royal Society of Literature’s prestigious Ondaatje Prize, for its evocation of post-war Germany.” Read more...
Award-Winning Biographies of 2024
Cal Flyn, Five Books Editor
Interviews where books by Ian Penman were recommended
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King: A Life
by Jonathan Eig -
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Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom
by Ilyon Woo -
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Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage
by Jonny Steinberg -
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Monet: The Restless Vision
by Jackie Wullschläger -
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Traces of Enayat
by Iman Mersal, translated by Robin Moger -
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Fassbinder: Thousands of Mirrors
by Ian Penman
Award-Winning Biographies of 2024, recommended by Cal Flyn
Award-Winning Biographies of 2024, recommended by Cal Flyn
We asked Five Books deputy editor Cal Flyn to put together a concise round-up of notable biographies of 2024, comprising the winners of relevant literary awards from the United Kingdom and the United States. The list includes two biographies of married couples and an “unclassifiable” literary detective story tracking down details of a forgotten Egyptian poet.
