Anand Gopal's book on Syrian revolution shortlisted for Baillie Gifford Prize
A book reconstructing the Syrian revolution through the lives of six people in the northern city of Manbij has been shortlisted for the 2026 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction. Anand Gopal's Days of Love and Rage: A Story of Revolution is one of six books competing for the £50,000 prize, with the winner to be announced on November 4. Published in March, Days of Love and Rage grew out of eight…
Anand Gopal's book "Days of Love and Rage: A Story of Revolution" has been shortlisted for the prestigious 2026 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction. The book, published in March, tells the story of six individuals in Manbij, Syria, as the city becomes a hub for the uprising against Bashar Al Assad's regime. Gopal spent eight years conducting about 2,000 interviews to research the book, which delves into the lives of the people who lived through the revolution, the rise of ISIS, and the eventual fall of Assad's government in 2024.
The Baillie Gifford Prize, established in 1999, recognizes excellence in non-fiction writing and is open to authors of any nationality.
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