Citizen Clem

Citizen Clem
	First edition
Author	John Bew
Publisher	Quercus Books
ISBN	978-1-78087-992-5

Last updated February 01, 2026

Citizen Clem is a 2016 biography of Clement Attlee by John Bew.

Reception

In 2017, Citizen Clem won the Orwell Prize and Elizabeth Longford Prize.^[1]^[2]

John Kampfner described the novel as an 'exemplary biography'.^[3]

Citizen Clem includes several discussions of Attlee's reading habits.^[4]

References

↑ Kean, Danuta (15 June 2017). "Citizen Clem: 'extraordinary biography' of Clement Attlee wins Orwell prize". The Guardian .
↑ Cowdrey, Katherine (20 June 2017). "Daniel Shand wins Betty Trask Prize" . The Bookseller .
↑ Kampfner, John (4 September 2016). "Citizen Clem by John Bew review – exemplary biography". The Observer .
↑ Mullin, Chris (1 September 2016). "Citizen Clem review – the unparalleled achievement of Labour under Attlee". The Guardian .

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[1] Kean, Danuta (15 June 2017). "Citizen Clem: 'extraordinary biography' of Clement Attlee wins Orwell prize". The Guardian .

[2] Cowdrey, Katherine (20 June 2017). "Daniel Shand wins Betty Trask Prize" . The Bookseller .

[3] Kampfner, John (4 September 2016). "Citizen Clem by John Bew review – exemplary biography". The Observer .

[4] Mullin, Chris (1 September 2016). "Citizen Clem review – the unparalleled achievement of Labour under Attlee". The Guardian .

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