AWARDS and HONORS

Guardian Book of the Year
Professor Bruno's Atlas of Emotion has been named a “BOOK OF THE YEAR” in THE GUARDIAN, (London, Dec. 6, 2003). It was chosen by Marina Warner, the celebrated critic and novelist (Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres , honored by the British Academy , winner of the PEN Silver Pen Award, the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, and nominated for the Booker Prize).

Warner calls Atlas of Emotion “one of those critical works packed with learning and insights that at the same time takes you on a unique, exhilarating ride through its author's imagination.”

2004 KRASZNA-KRAUSZ MOVING IMAGE BOOK AWARD in CULTURE and HISTORY
Atlas of Emotion has won the 2004 KRASZNA-KRAUSZ MOVING IMAGE BOOK AWARD in CULTURE and HISTORY, HONORING “THE WORLD'S BEST BOOK ON THE MOVING IMAGES.”

The book was selected among 260 books from 11 countries, published in the last two years. To identify “the world's best,” the judges “looked for books which combined original high quality research and argument with excellent writing-books which will still be read in the field of film studies in decades to come.”

The international jury offered Atlas the award, accompanied by a substantial cash prize, in recognition of the above, and calling the book:
“a beautifully produced, elegant meditation on the nature of space and cinema, a book both personal and scholarly, critical and confessional, which constitutes nearly a new genre in film studies, finding what is shared between film, architecture, painting and three-dimensional arts and the act of voyaging.”

The award ceremony was held in London on March 17th 2004, at the Hungarian Embassy, in celebration of the centennial of the donor.

Choice Outstanding Academic Title
Professor Bruno’s Atlas of Emotion has also been honored as “OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC TITLE” in CHOICE (Jan. 2004), the publication of the AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION.

As the jury asserts, “this prestigious list reflects the best in scholarly titles,” and “brings with it the extraordinary recognition of the academic library community.” In awarding “Outstanding Academic Titles,” the jury considered over 6,600 books reviewed in 2003, and honored “the best of the best in published scholarship,” according to the following criteria:

• overall excellence in presentation and scholarship
• importance relative to other literature in the field
• distinction as a first treatment of a given subject in book
• originality or uniqueness of treatment
• value to students
• importance in building library collections