James Tait Black Memorial Prizes
1 appearances
-
Edition 48 (1966) Winner
Christine Brooke-Rose
クリスティン・ブルック＝ローズ
Kurisin Burukku Rōzu
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1923-01-16 （Geneva, Switzerland）
- Died
- 2012-03-21 （Cabrières-d'Avignon, France） age 89
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English, French, German
- Residence History
- Geneva, Switzerland → Brussels, Belgium → Broadstairs, UK → Oxford, UK → Bletchley Park, UK → London, UK → Paris, France → Near Avignon, France
Career
- Occupations
- writer, literary critic, translator, university professor
- Active Years
- 1955-2006
- Affiliations
- Paris 8 University
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somerville College, Oxford | Faculty of Literae Humaniores | English | MA | 1939s | UK |
| University College London | — | Literature | PhD | — | UK |
| University of Paris, Vincennes | — | English and American Literature | — | 1968-1988 | France |
Somerville College, Oxford
Faculty of Literae Humaniores
/ English
Degree:
MA
Period:
1939s
Year of Graduation:
1940
Country:
UK
English
University College London
Literature
Degree:
PhD
Year of Graduation:
1950
Country:
UK
PhD
University of Paris, Vincennes
English and American Literature
Period:
1968-1988
Country:
France
Professor
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | James Tait Black Memorial Prize | Such | 小説部門 | — | 受賞 |
| 1969 | Arts Council Translation Prize | In the Labyrinth | — | Arts Council | 受賞 |
| 1965 | Society of Authors Traveling Prize | Out | — | Society of Authors | 受賞 |
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
1966
Work:
Such
Category:
小説部門
Result:
受賞
Arts Council Translation Prize
1969
Work:
In the Labyrinth
Organization:
Arts Council
Result:
受賞
Society of Authors Traveling Prize
1965
Work:
Out
Organization:
Society of Authors
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Such
1966 Experimental novelAn experimental novel reversing time structure.
TimePerspectiveOtherness
Out
1964 Experimental novelExplores stream of consciousness and multiple perspectives.
ConsciousnessLanguage
Thru
1975 Experimental novelLipogrammatic critical fiction.
CriticismLipogram
Xorandor
1986 Science fictionSF exploring science-humanities boundaries.
ScienceHumanitiesBoundaries
Remake
1996 Autobiographical novelAutobiographical novel based on Bletchley Park experiences.
WarMemoryOtherness
Bibliography
- The Languages of Love
- The Sycamore Tree
- The Dear Deceit
- The Middlemen: A Satire
- Out
- Such
- Between
- Thru
- Amalgamemnon
- Xorandor
- Verbivore
- Textermination
- Remake
- Next
- Subscript
- Life, End of
Translations by Author
- In the Labyrinth (Alain Robbe-Grillet)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- ExperimentalPostmodernLipogrammaticMultiple perspectivesLanguage play
- Recurring Motifs
- OthernessTime reversalScience vs humanitiesDistorted memory
Legacy
Pioneering experimental novelist known for innovations in language and structure.
Archives
- Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas at Austin
Trivia
- Worked at Bletchley Park decoding German messages.
- Married three times.