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Matthew Longo

@matthewblongo

Asst Prof of Political Science @PolSciLeiden. Author: THE PICNIC (2023; https://t.co/QuxdI7NcnF) & THE POLITICS OF BORDERS (2018). Native New Yorker.

Amsterdam, The Netherlands Katılım Temmuz 2017
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Matthew Longo@matthewblongo·
Hey Twitter! The Picnic was just awarded the Orwell Prize!!!! I’m stunned and honored and grateful. Huge thanks to @TheOrwellPrize @TheBodleyHead @wwnorton Some pics from a memorable night:
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The Orwell Prize@TheOrwellPrize

Announcing the winner of The Orwell Prize for Political Writing 2024 - @matthewblongo for his book The Picnic [@TheBodleyHead]. Congratulations, Matthew! With thanks to our judges @peterfrankopan, @sundersays, @christinalamb, @lola_seaton and @Silva, and prize sponsors @po_qu.

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Matthew Longo@matthewblongo·
💥💥💥Hey Twitter! 💥💥💥 Some exciting news: my book, The Picnic, is now out in German !!!! (@ResidenzVerlag) 🇦🇹🇩🇪🇨🇭🇦🇹🇩🇪🇨🇭🇦🇹🇩🇪🇨🇭 Its called *DAS PICKNICK* and is available here: 👇👇👇👇👇 residenzverlag.com/buch/das-pickn… Please RT!!! (and send to any German speakers you know!)
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Matthew Longo@matthewblongo·
Hey Twitter! Happy New Year... continuing a tradition, here is the pile of books I read this year. Same rules as before: just "literature" (which for me means no philosophy or politics, or work, etc). Some classics, some re-reads, all fun. What've you been reading?!?!?!?
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Cold War Conversations Podcast
Cold War Conversations Podcast@ColdWarPod·
From the archive - in August 1989, a group of Hungarian activists did the unthinkable: they entered the forbidden militarised zone of the Iron Curtain - and held a picnic. With @matthewblongo pod.fo/e/2171a7
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Come join us tomorrow @Pushkin_House in London, for a discussion on the future of Europe w/ @hoyer_kat Details below…👇👇👇
The Orwell Prize@TheOrwellPrize

Which way, Europe? Still tickets left for our event at @Pushkin_House tomorrow, with a stellar panel: ➡️ Orwell Prize judge @hoyer_kat ➡️ Orwell Prize winner @matthewblongo (The Picnic) ➡️ Orwell Prize judge Colin Crouch Book in person and livestream: pushkinhouse.org/whats-on/event…

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Katja Hoyer
Katja Hoyer@hoyer_kat·
In 1947 George Orwell wrote that Europe must be united to resist the dominance of two nuclear superpowers. Now, we're at a new crossroads. Join @matthewblongo, Colin Crouch and myself to discuss Europe's past and future 👇 pushkinhouse.org/whats-on/event…
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Hey London! Come see me at the @Pushkin_House on June 4th... Conversation with @hoyer_kat & Colin Crouch... Thanks to @TheOrwellPrize !!! Details below! 👇👇👇👇
The Orwell Prize@TheOrwellPrize

In 1947, Orwell argued that only a "United States of Europe" could survive a nuclear age. Now, Europe is at another crossroads. Join @hoyer_kat, @matthewblongo & Colin Crouch at @Pushkin_House as we explore where Europe's been, and where it might go next: pushkinhouse.org/whats-on/event…

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Cecily Strange@cecily_strange·
@matthewblongo @TheOrwellPrize @TheBodleyHead @wwnorton Thoroughly enjoyed The Picnic. I was in my 30s in 1989 and remember well the Mauerfall optimism we all felt at the time but totally unaware of the earlier role of Hungary and its people. This book connects it all. Inspiring talk by Matthew at ADLWW 2025.
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Matthew Longo@matthewblongo·
Hey Twitter! The Picnic was just awarded the Orwell Prize!!!! I’m stunned and honored and grateful. Huge thanks to @TheOrwellPrize @TheBodleyHead @wwnorton Some pics from a memorable night:
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The Orwell Prize@TheOrwellPrize

Announcing the winner of The Orwell Prize for Political Writing 2024 - @matthewblongo for his book The Picnic [@TheBodleyHead]. Congratulations, Matthew! With thanks to our judges @peterfrankopan, @sundersays, @christinalamb, @lola_seaton and @Silva, and prize sponsors @po_qu.

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Chipping Campden Literature Festival 2025
Chipping Campden Literature Festival 2025@campdenlitfest·
Catch up with @matthewblongo in Cotswolds 10.30am 5th May when he presents his 2024 @TheOrwellPrize winning THE PICNIC "Engrossing and dramatic" William Boyd Book tickets online: campdenmayfestivals.co.uk/literature/e... Meanwhile S*bstack Link below 👇
The Orwell Prize@TheOrwellPrize

"Here I take a page from Orwell himself..." Read @matthewblongo's "Imposter!" - a profound reflection on winning The Orwell Prize, European history, and the role of "unsurety" in Orwell's own work - on our S*bstack. Link below! @TheBodleyHead @po_qu

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