David Higham Prize for Fiction
1 appearances
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Edition 13 (1987) Winner
Adam Zameenzad
アダム・ザメーンザド
Adamu Zameenzado
Aliases:
Saleem Ahmed
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1937-03-14 （Pakistan）
- Died
- 2017-12-04 （United Kingdom） age 80
- Nationality
- Pakistani, British
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Pakistan → Kenya → Canada → United States → United Kingdom
Career
- Occupations
- writer, novelist
- Active Years
- 1987-2017
- Nominations
- Booker Prize longlist (The Thirteenth House), Booker Prize longlist (Cyrus Cyrus)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | David Higham Prize for Fiction | The Thirteenth House | — | David Higham Prize | winner |
David Higham Prize for Fiction
1987
Work:
The Thirteenth House
Organization:
David Higham Prize
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Thirteenth House
1987 NovelMy Friend Matt and Hena the Whore
NovelLove, Bones and Water
NovelCyrus Cyrus
NovelGorgeous White Female
1995 NovelA novel exploring transgender issues
transgender issues
Pepsi and Maria
2004 NovelA novel about the lives of street children
street children
Legacy
Pakistani-born British writer known as the first Pakistani English novelist to explore transgender issues.
Trivia
- Pseudonym of Saleem Ahmed.
- First Pakistani English novelist to explore transgender issues.