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Anne Applebaum
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Author

Anne Applebaum

Anne Applebaum is an American journalist and historian, born on 25 July 1964 in Washington, D.C. Best-known works include Gulag: A History and Red Famine: Stalin’s War on Ukraine. Honours include Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction, Marshall Scholarship and Order of Princess Olga, 3rd class.

The Bookish Elf has reviewed 1 book by Anne Applebaum, mostly history and politics, published by Allen Lane, first published in 2024.

Born 25 July 1964, Washington, D.C.From United States
Books reviewed1
Our average4.5★from 1 rated

Awards & honours

16 recorded

Literary prizes

Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association 2024Berlin Prize 2009Marshall ScholarshipCarl von Ossietzky Prize 2024Duff Cooper Prize 2018Lionel Gelber Prize 2018Antonovych prize 2017Cundill History Prize 2013Duke of Westminster's Medal for Military Literature 2013Petőfi Prize 2010Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction 2004

Honours & fellowships

Order of Princess Olga, 2nd class 2022Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature 2021Order of Princess Olga, 3rd class 2019Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland 2012Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 3rd Class 2008

Frequently asked questions

How many Anne Applebaum books has The Bookish Elf reviewed?

We have reviewed 1 book by Anne Applebaum: Autocracy, Inc..