Hawthornden Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (1932) Winner
Charles Langbridge Morgan
チャールズ・ラングブリッジ・モーガン
Chāruzu Ranguburijji Mōgan
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1894-01-22 （Bromley）
- Died
- 1958-02-06 （Unknown） age 64
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Bromley, Kent
Career
- Occupations
- Playwright, Novelist, Drama critic
- Active Years
- 1919-1958
- Affiliations
- The Times, PEN International
- Memberships
- Institut de France
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brasenose College, Oxford | — | Literae Humaniores | — | 1919-1921 | United Kingdom |
Brasenose College, Oxford
Literae Humaniores
Period:
1919-1921
Year of Graduation:
1921
Country:
United Kingdom
After World War I
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | James Tait Black Memorial Prize | The Voyage | 小説部門 | University of Edinburgh | 受賞 |
| 1936 | Légion d'honneur | — | — | French Government | 受章 |
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
1940
Work:
The Voyage
Category:
小説部門
Organization:
University of Edinburgh
Result:
受賞
Légion d'honneur
1936
Organization:
French Government
Result:
受章
Awards & Nominations
James Tait Black Memorial Prizes
1 appearances
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Edition 22 (1940) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Fountain
1932 NovelSet in a Dutch internment camp during World War I
LoveDeath
The Voyage
1940 NovelExplores paradoxes of freedom
FreedomLove
Sparkenbroke
1936 NovelThe enchanted boundary of death
ArtLoveDeath
Bibliography
- The Gunroom (1919)
- My Name is Legion (1925)
- Portrait in a Mirror (1929)
- The Fountain (1932)
- Sparkenbroke (1936)
- The Voyage (1940)
- The Empty Room (1941)
- The Judge's Story (1947)
- The River Line (1949)
- A Breeze of Morning (1951)
- Challenge to Venus (1957)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Passionate craftsman of English prose
- Recurring Motifs
- ArtLoveDeath
Legacy
Enjoyed immense reputation during lifetime, especially in France; recent revival in Britain
In Popular Culture
- Caricatured as Gerard Challis in Stella Gibbons' Westwood
Quotes
-
Art, Love, and Death, and the relation between them
Source: Epitaph on George Moore (1935)
Trivia
- Married to Welsh novelist Hilda Vaughan
- Drama critic for The Times
- Employed Esmé Valerie Fletcher, later Valerie Eliot