James Tait Black Memorial Prizes
1 appearances
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Edition 20 (1938) Winner
C. S. Forester
シー・エス・フォレスター
C. S. Forester
Aliases:
Cecil Scott Forester / Cecil Louis Troughton Smith
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1899-08-27 （Cairo, Khedivate of Egypt）
- Died
- 1966-04-02 （Fullerton, California, U.S.） age 66
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- London, UK → Berkeley, California, U.S. → Fullerton, California, U.S.
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 1921-1966
- Affiliations
- British Ministry of Information
- Influenced
- Roald Dahl
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alleyn's School | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Dulwich College | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Guy's Hospital | Medical School | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
Alleyn's School
Country:
United Kingdom
Dulwich College
Country:
United Kingdom
Guy's Hospital
Medical School
Country:
United Kingdom
Left without completing degree
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | James Tait Black Memorial Prize | A Ship of the Line / Flying Colours | fiction | — | 受賞 |
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
1938
Work:
A Ship of the Line / Flying Colours
Category:
fiction
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Happy Return
1937 Naval adventureFirst Horatio Hornblower novel, depicting a Royal Navy officer during the Napoleonic Wars.
Naval warfareCourageDuty
Adaptations
- [Film] Captain Horatio Hornblower / Michael Curtiz (1951)
The African Queen
1935 AdventureSet in WWI Africa, follows an escape on a small steamboat.
SurvivalCourageRomance
Adaptations
- [Film] The African Queen / John Huston (1951)
The Good Shepherd
1955 Naval warfareDepicts the Battle of the Atlantic in WWII.
Naval battleLeadership
Adaptations
- [Film] Greyhound / Aaron Schneider (2020)
Bibliography
- Horatio Hornblower series and many others
Adaptations
- Hornblower films, The African Queen, Greyhound etc.
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Detailed naval descriptionsAdventure narrative
- Recurring Motifs
- Naval battlesHeroic leadersNapoleonic Wars
Health
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Arteriosclerosis1943年頃Left him crippled
-
Stroke1964年Impaired writing ability, led to death
Legacy
Established classic naval fiction with Hornblower series, many film adaptations.
Archives
- Harry Ransom Center
In Popular Culture
- Hornblower influenced naval fiction like Honor Harrington
Trivia
- Son John Forester was cycling advocate
- Appeared on You Bet Your Life
- Declined CBE hoping for knighthood