Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction | 2019 | Winner |
| Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction | 2019 | Shortlist |
About This Book
Patrick Radden Keefe investigates the 1972 abduction and murder of Jean McConville, a widowed mother of ten, in Belfast during the Troubles. Through decades of reporting and access to secret IRA oral histories, he reconstructs the life of Dolours Price and other paramilitaries and asks what justice means after a conflict ends. Winner of the NBCC Award for Nonfiction and the Orwell Prize.
About the Author
Patrick Radden Keefe is an American author and staff writer at The New Yorker, widely considered one of the foremost practitioners of narrative nonfiction in the United States. His books combine deep investigative journalism with novelistic storytelling, typically focusing on crime, conflict, and the dark corners of American institutions. His book Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland (2019) won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction and the Orwell Prize for Political Writing, among many other honors. Read more →
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