Biography
Winner:
- Diana Souhami, Selkirk's Island
Shortlist:
- Anthony Bailey, A View of Delft
- Adam Sisman, Boswell's Presumptuous Task
- Geoffrey Wall, Flaubert: A Life
Read more about this topic: 2001 Whitbread Awards
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