The inaugural Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction was awarded to Canadian bestselling writer, global activist and film-maker, Naomi Klein, for Doppelganger: A Trip Into the Mirror World; her urgent, illuminating examination of our polarised society.
The winner was announced at a ceremony in Bedford Square Gardens, central London, hosted by novelist, playwright and Women’s Prizes Founder Director Kate Mosse CBE. Winning the 2024 Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction, sponsored by Findmypast, Naomi Klein will receive £30,000 and a limited-edition artwork, known as the ‘Charlotte’, created by the sculptor Ann Christopher RA FRSS. Both were gifted by the Charlotte Aitken Trust.
The winner of the 2024 Women’s Prize for Fiction was also announced at the ceremony. Find out more here.
About the Book
Doppelganger: A Trip Into the Mirror World by Naomi Klein is an in-depth critique of the present day. By shining a light on the shadow world of social media – where facts are malleable, disinformation is prevalent and conspiracy theories abound – Klein captures the absurdities and dangers of the modern age, on a personal, social and political level. Doppelganger prompts us to rethink the moment we’re in, to reject fixed ideas about each other, and to forge a path to a more cohesive, inclusive and stable future. Klein’s expertly researched work exposes with searing precision how the ‘internet rabbit hole’ has created a polarisation in our politics and our culture, whilst offering a hopeful alternative to our collective crisis.
Chair of Judges Professor Suzannah Lipscomb says:
This brilliant and layered analysis demonstrates humour, insight and expertise. Klein’s writing is both deeply personal and impressively expansive. Doppelganger is a courageous, humane and optimistic call-to-arms that moves us beyond black and white, beyond Right and Left, inviting us instead to embrace the spaces in between.
Find out what the six reading groups who were selected to read the shortlist thought of this year’s titles including Doppelganger: A Trip Into the Mirror World in our review article.
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