Book about Sackler family and opioid crisis wins British prize

US author Patrick Radden Keefe’s 'Empire Of Pain: The Secret History Of The Sackler Dynasty' was awarded the Baillie Gifford Prize in Britain. Photo: Handout

A book about a wealthy American family whose actions helped unleash the United States’ opioid epidemic - described by its author as a "story of hubris” - won Britain’s leading non-fiction book prize on Nov 16.

Patrick Radden Keefe’s Empire Of Pain: The Secret History Of The Sackler Dynasty was awarded the £50,000 (RM281,000) Baillie Gifford Prize during a ceremony at London’s Science Museum.