Indian-American physician Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee nominated for the Baillie Gifford Prize for non-fiction in London

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Category : Awards Published on: September 08 2023

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Indian-American physician and cancer researcher Dr Siddhartha Mukherjee has been nominated for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction in London, a prestigious £50,000 prize.
His book "The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human" is one of 13 books selected for the long list.
The six finalists for the prize are to be announced on 8 October and will be revealed during a live event at England's annual Cheltenham Literature Festival.
The winner of the prize will be announced at a ceremony at the Science Museum in London on 16 November.

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Indian-American physician Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee nominated for the Baillie Gifford Prize for non-fiction in London