Somerset Maugham Award
1 appearances
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Edition 0 (2002) Winner
Charlotte Hobson
シャルロット・ホブソン
Shārotto Hobuson
Aliases:
Charlotte Adelaide Hobson
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1970 （England (presumed)）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English, Russian
- Residence History
- Southampton → Edinburgh → Voronezh
Career
- Occupations
- writer
- Active Years
- 1991-2024
- Nominations
- Duff Cooper Prize nomination (2002, Black Earth City), Thomas Cook Travel Book Award nomination (2002, Black Earth City)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Edinburgh | — | Russian studies | — | — | United Kingdom |
University of Edinburgh
Russian studies
Country:
United Kingdom
Majored in Russian
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Somerset Maugham Award | Black Earth City | — | — | winner |
Somerset Maugham Award
2002
Work:
Black Earth City
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Black Earth City: When Russia Ran Wild (And So Did We)
2002 travel memoirMemoir recounting her experiences living in Voronezh, Russia, during the early post-Soviet transition period.
post-Soviet Russiacultural clashdaily life
The Vanishing Future
2017 novelA novel set in revolutionary Russia.
Russian RevolutionFuturism
Bibliography
- Black Earth City: When Russia Ran Wild (And So Did We) (2002)
- The Vanishing Future (2017)
- "Peter Truth" (in Granta)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- keen observational prose
- Recurring Motifs
- Russian culturechaos of transition
Legacy
English writer acclaimed for her memoir on post-Soviet Russia, winner of the Somerset Maugham Award.
Trivia
- Russian heritage through her mother Tatyana (née Vinogradoff).
- Married to writer Philip Marsden, with two children.
- Continued Russian studies at Edinburgh after her mother's death from cancer.