The Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction celebrates excellence, originality and accessibility in narrative non-fiction written by women.
The Finest Hotel in Kabul by Lyse Doucet has won the 2026 Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction. A richly crafted recent history of modern Afghanistan, and the many people who lived and worked there, the 2026 judges described it as “a perfect work of narrative non-fiction”
Lyse Doucet’s debut book The Finest Hotel in Kabul: A People’s History of Afghanistan is a richly crafted recent history of modern Afghanistan, told through the many people who lived and worked at the Inter-Continental Hotel in Kabul whilst surviving decades of turbulence.
| 2026 Shortlist: Women's Prize for Non-Fiction |
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| Finest Hotel in Kabul A Peoples History of Afghanistan |
For more on the Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction, visit: https://womensprize.com/prizes/womens-prize-for-non-fiction/
