Betty Trask Prize and Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 8 (1991) Winner
Amit Chaudhuri
アミト・チャウドゥリ
Amit Chaudhuri
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1962-05-15 （Kolkata (Calcutta)）
- Nationality
- India
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Kolkata (birth) → Mumbai (grew up) → London (residence/activity) → Norwich / East Anglia (while at UEA)
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, poet, essayist, literary critic, editor, singer, composer, university professor
- Active Years
- 1991-2025
- Affiliations
- University of East Anglia (UEA), Ashoka University, Royal Society of Literature (Fellow)
- Memberships
- Royal Society of Literature (Fellow), Modern Language Association (Honorary Fellow)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University College London | English | Department of English | BA | 1980s | United Kingdom |
| Balliol College, Oxford | Graduate studies | English (D.Phil.) | D.Phil. | 1990s〜2000s | United Kingdom |
University College London
English
/ Department of English
Degree:
BA
Period:
1980s
Country:
United Kingdom
First degree in English literature
Balliol College, Oxford
Graduate studies
/ English (D.Phil.)
Degree:
D.Phil.
Period:
1990s〜2000s
Country:
United Kingdom
D.Phil. thesis later published as a monograph on D.H. Lawrence
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Betty Trask Award | A Strange and Sublime Address | — | Society of Authors (UK) | 受賞 |
| 1991 | Commonwealth Writers' Prize (Best First Book) | A Strange and Sublime Address | Best First Book | Commonwealth Writers | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Encore Award | Afternoon Raag | — | Encore (UK) | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Southern Arts Literature Prize | Afternoon Raag | — | Southern Arts (UK) | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature | — | Fellowship | Royal Society of Literature | 選出（フェロー） |
| 2012 | Infosys Prize (Humanities - Literary Studies) | — | Humanities - Literary Studies | Infosys Science Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2020 | Honorary Fellow, Modern Language Association (MLA) | — | — | Modern Language Association | 選出（名誉フェロー） |
| 2022 | James Tait Black Memorial Prize (Biography) | Finding the Raga | Biography | University of Edinburgh (James Tait Black) | 受賞 |
Betty Trask Award
1991
Work:
A Strange and Sublime Address
Organization:
Society of Authors (UK)
Result:
受賞
Commonwealth Writers' Prize (Best First Book)
1991
Work:
A Strange and Sublime Address
Category:
Best First Book
Organization:
Commonwealth Writers
Result:
受賞
Encore Award
1994
Work:
Afternoon Raag
Organization:
Encore (UK)
Result:
受賞
Southern Arts Literature Prize
1994
Work:
Afternoon Raag
Organization:
Southern Arts (UK)
Result:
受賞
Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
2009
Category:
Fellowship
Organization:
Royal Society of Literature
Result:
選出（フェロー）
Infosys Prize (Humanities - Literary Studies)
2012
Category:
Humanities - Literary Studies
Organization:
Infosys Science Foundation
Result:
受賞
Honorary Fellow, Modern Language Association (MLA)
2020
Organization:
Modern Language Association
Result:
選出（名誉フェロー）
James Tait Black Memorial Prize (Biography)
2022
Work:
Finding the Raga
Category:
Biography
Organization:
University of Edinburgh (James Tait Black)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Encore Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 5 (1994) Winner
Los Angeles Times Book Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 20 (1999) Winner
Rabindra Puraskar
1 appearances
James Tait Black Memorial Prizes
1 appearances
-
Edition 103 (2021) Winner
Works
Major Works
A Strange and Sublime Address
1991 NovelDebut novel exploring urban India and intimate, reflective narratives of movement and belonging.
movementurban lifememory
Afternoon Raag
1993 NovelA novel noted for interweaving music and everyday life; winner of the Encore Award.
musicfamilythe everyday
Freedom Song
1998 NovelDeals with immigration and questions of identity; received critical attention.
migrationidentity
A New World
2000 NovelA mid-period novel finely描写ing urban change and personal memory.
citymemorychange
The Immortals
2009 NovelA mature work layering narrative technique and strata of memory.
memorytimeculture
Odysseus Abroad
2015 NovelConnects classical themes with contemporary concerns; centers on travel and self-exploration.
journeyexplorationclassical themes
Finding the Raga
2021 Non-fiction / Music studyA personal and scholarly meditation on Indian music. Winner of the James Tait Black Prize (Biography).
Indian classical musictradition and improvisationcultural history
Sojourn
2022 NovelRecent novel reconsidering movement and notions of dwelling.
dwellingmemorymovement
Bibliography
- A Strange and Sublime Address (1991)
- Afternoon Raag (1993)
- Freedom Song (1998)
- A New World (2000)
- The Immortals (2009)
- Odysseus Abroad (2015)
- Friend of My Youth (2017)
- Sojourn (2022)
- Real Time: Stories and a Reminiscence (2002)
- St. Cyril Road and Other Poems (2005)
- D.H. Lawrence and 'Difference' (2003)
- Clearing A Space: Reflections on India, Literature and Culture (2008)
- Calcutta: Two Years in the City (2013)
- Finding the Raga: An Improvisation on Indian Music (2021)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- delicate, introspective prosemusical rhythms in narrationattentive depiction of everyday detailautofictional elements
- Recurring Motifs
- memorythe city (especially Kolkata)music (Indian classical)family and the everyday
Legacy
Amit Chaudhuri is a highly regarded India-born writer in English whose work spans novels, poetry, criticism and music studies. He has established a distinctive body of work exploring intersections of literature and music and has received multiple literary and academic honors.
Academic Societies
- Royal Society of Literature
Trivia
- Performs internationally as a singer in the North Indian classical tradition.
- Learned singing from his mother Bijoya Chaudhuri and from Pandit Govind Prasad Jaipurwale.
- Married to Rosinka Chaudhuri, a cultural studies scholar.
- His doctoral thesis was later published as a monograph on D.H. Lawrence.