![]() ![]() “It chronicles the work that was done largely by patients and activists who schooled themselves in science and then confronted this kind of lackadaisical research establishment, to help by joining in as partners identify, test and bring to market the medication that has made HIV largely a survivable and treatable condition.”ĭavid France is the author of Our Fathers, a book about the Catholic sexual abuse scandal, which Showtime adapted into a film. “ How to Survive a Plague is a witness account of the plague years of the AIDS epidemic, the years between 19 where there was no effective medical treatment for an HIV infection and death was almost certain. ![]() In an interview given for the awards ceremony, David France comments: He describes the founding of ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) and TAG (Treatment Action Group), the rise of an underground drug and the gripping – and often heartbreaking – march towards a lifesaving medical breakthrough. ![]() David France has been named the winner of the £30,000 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction for How to Survive a Plague, published by Picador.ĭavid France, a chronicler of AIDS from the earliest days, uses his unparalleled access to the activist community to illuminate the lives of dozens of extraordinary characters. ![]()
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