Duff Cooper Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 30 (1985) Winner
Ann Thwaite
アン・スウェイト
An Suweito
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1932-10-04 （London）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- London → New Zealand → Tokyo → Benghazi → Nashville, Tennessee → Norfolk
Career
- Occupations
- writer, biographer, children's book author
- Active Years
- 1960-2024
- Affiliations
- Royal Society of Literature
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Elizabeth's School for Girls, Barnet | — | General | — | 戦後 | United Kingdom |
Queen Elizabeth's School for Girls, Barnet
General
Period:
戦後
Year of Graduation:
1950
Country:
United Kingdom
Barnet school
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Duff Cooper Prize | Edmund Gosse: A Literary Landscape | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1990 | Whitbread Biography of the Year | A. A. Milne: His Life | — | — | 受賞 |
Duff Cooper Prize
1985
Work:
Edmund Gosse: A Literary Landscape
Result:
受賞
Whitbread Biography of the Year
1990
Work:
A. A. Milne: His Life
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Costa Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 20 (1990) Winner
Works
Major Works
A. A. Milne: His Life
1990 BiographyBiography of A.A. Milne, winner of Whitbread Biography of the Year.
author's lifefamily
Translations
- Translated into Japanese in 2018
Bibliography
- The Camelthorn Papers (1969)
- A Piece of Parkin (1980)
- Waiting for the Party (1974/1991)
- Edmund Gosse: A Literary Landscape (1984)
- A. A. Milne: His Life (1990)
- Emily Tennyson: The Poet's Wife (1996)
- Glimpses of the Wonderful (2002)
- Passageways (2009)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- detailed biographical styleuse of extensive archival material
- Recurring Motifs
- family historyprivate lives of literary figures
Legacy
Renowned biographer of major literary figures, winner of several prizes, also children's book author.
Archives
- Harry Ransom Center (A. A. Milne Collection)
Quotes
-
In you my father has found the perfect biographer... I am left with nothing but admiration and happiness.
Source: Letter from Christopher Milne (1990)