Betty Trask Prize and Awards
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Edition 32 (2015) Winner
Ben Fergusson
ベン・ファーガソン
Ben Fāguson
Aliases:
Ben Richard Fergusson
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1980-07-12 （Southampton）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English, German
- Residence History
- Berlin
Career
- Occupations
- writer, translator, editor, publisher, teacher
- Active Years
- 2014-2024
- Affiliations
- University of Potsdam
- Nominations
- Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award (shortlist), Authors' Club Best First Novel Award (longlist)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warwick University | Faculty of English Literature | English Literature | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Bristol University | Faculty of Modern Languages | Modern Languages | — | — | United Kingdom |
Warwick University
Faculty of English Literature
/ English Literature
Country:
United Kingdom
Bristol University
Faculty of Modern Languages
/ Modern Languages
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Betty Trask Award | The Spring of Kasper Meier | — | Society of Authors | winner |
| 2015 | HWA Debut Crown | The Spring of Kasper Meier | — | Historical Writers' Association | winner |
| 2020 | Seán O'Faoláin International Short Story Award | — | — | Munster Literature Centre | winner |
| 2020 | Stephen Spender Prize | — | poetry in translation | Stephen Spender Trust | winner |
Betty Trask Award
2015
Work:
The Spring of Kasper Meier
Organization:
Society of Authors
Result:
winner
HWA Debut Crown
2015
Work:
The Spring of Kasper Meier
Organization:
Historical Writers' Association
Result:
winner
Seán O'Faoláin International Short Story Award
2020
Organization:
Munster Literature Centre
Result:
winner
Stephen Spender Prize
2020
Category:
poetry in translation
Organization:
Stephen Spender Trust
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Spring of Kasper Meier
2014 literary thrillerA literary thriller set in the ruins of post-war Berlin.
post-war Berlinfamilysecrets
The Other Hoffmann Sister
2017 historical fictionPartly set in German South West Africa and Berlin during the German Revolution of 1918–1919.
colonialismrevolution
An Honest Man
2019 queer Cold War thrillerA queer Cold War thriller set in West Berlin before the Fall of the Berlin Wall.
queerCold WarBerlin
Tales from the Fatherland
2022 non-fictionAbout his journey to adopt with his husband in Germany.
familyadoptionLGBTQ+
Bibliography
- The Spring of Kasper Meier (2014)
- The Other Hoffmann Sister (2017)
- An Honest Man (2019)
- Tales from the Fatherland (2022)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- rich in historical detailthriller elements
- Recurring Motifs
- Berlin's historyqueer identityfamily formation
Legacy
Known for historical novels set in Berlin, winner of several literary awards.
Trivia
- One of the first same-sex married couples to adopt in Germany.