Sathnam Sanghera

Sathnam Sanghera is a British non-fiction writer whose third book, Empireland: How Imperialism Has Shaped Modern Britain, became an instant Sunday Times bestseller upon its release in 2021. It was named a Book of the Year at the 2022 British Books Awards and inspired Empire State of Mind, an acclaimed two-part documentary on Channel 4. He was shortlisted for Best Presenter at the 2022 Grierson Awards for his role in the documentary. Sathnam has also been shortlisted twice for the Costa Book Awards: once for his memoir The Boy With The Topknot and once for his novel Marriage Material. The former was adapted into a BBC Drama in 2017 and named Mind Book of the Year in 2009. Born in the West Midlands, Sathnam entered the education system unable to speak English. After attending Wolverhampton Grammar School, he graduated from Christ’s College, Cambridge with a first-class degree in English Language and Literature.

Sathnam Sanghera adalah penulis non-fiksi asal Inggris yang buku ketiganya, Empireland: How Imperialism Has Shaped Modern Britain, langsung menjadi buku terlaris Sunday Times ketika dirilis pada tahun 2021. Buku ini juga dinobatkan sebagai Book of the Year di British Books Awards 2022 dan menjadi inspirasi dari Empire State of Mind, sebuah film dokumenter terkenal di Channel 4. Ia dinominasikan sebagai Best Presenter di Grierson Awards 2022 untuk perannya di dokumenter tersebut. Sathnam juga dua kali masuk dalam daftar pendek Costa Book Awards, pertama untuk memoarnya The Boy With The Topknot dan kedua untuk novelnya Marriage Material. Yang pertama diadaptasi menjadi BBC Drama pada tahun 2017 dan dinobatkan sebagai Mind Book of the Year pada tahun 2009. Lahir di West Midlands, Sathnam memasuki sistem pendidikan di sana tanpa bisa berbahasa Inggris. Setelah bersekolah di Wolverhampton Grammar School, ia lulus dari Christ's College, Cambridge dengan gelar kelas satu di bidang Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris.