Ben Lerner's Transcription wins Orwell prize for political fiction

Ben Lerner won the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction for his novel "Transcription." The novel, described as a "funny, brainy and timely" study of technology and memory, explores our relationship with new technologies. Karen Bartlett also won the nonfiction prize for "The Escape from Kabul." The Orwell Prizes recognize books that elevate political writing to an art form and come with a £5,000 award.