The Worlds Most Prestigious Prize, Geir Lundestad
The Worlds Most Prestigious Prize, Geir Lundestad
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The World's Most Prestigious Prize
The Inside Story of the Nobel Peace Prize

Author: Geir Lundestad

Narrator: Bruce Mann

Unabridged: 9 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/10/2020


Synopsis

The World's Most Prestigious Prize: The Inside Story of the Nobel Peace Prize is a fascinating, insider account of the Nobel Peace Prize. Drawing on unprecedented access to the Norwegian Nobel Institute's vast archive, it offers a gripping account of the founding of the prize, as well as its highs and lows, triumphs and disasters, over the last one-hundred-and-twenty years. But more than that, the book also draws on the author's unique insight during his twenty-five years as director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute and secretary of the Norwegian Nobel Committee. It reveals the real story of all the laureates of that period—some of them among the most controversial in the history of the prize (Gorbachev, Arafat, Peres and Rabin, Mandela and De Klerk, Obama, and Liu Xiaobo)—and exactly why they came to receive the prize.

Despite all that has been written about the Nobel Peace Prize, this is the first-ever account written by a prominent insider in the Nobel system.

About Geir Lundestad

Geir Lundestad was the director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute from 1990-2014 and adjunct professor of international history, University of Oslo, from 1991-2014.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sherrie

***I won this book in a Goodreads Giveaway*** I can't say I knew much about the Nobel Peace Prize prior to reading this book. I went in basically just knowing that it is awarded in Oslo and I don't understand why Barack Obama was awarded it. The first several chapters are about the history of the awa......more

Goodreads review by Patrick

Basically a compilation of two books, which Gier wrote in his home country, but were never translated into English. This first part of the book describes the history and governing principles of the Nobel Peace Price, while the 2nd half contains profiles and sketches of people who received the award......more

Goodreads review by Bonnie

DNF Not necessarily a horrible book, just not what I was looking for. It was much more heavy on the politics of the Nobel Peace Prize through its history, including international history events behind who was picked and why. I imagined more a book focused each winner, what they did, and how it played......more