Thomas Pringle Award
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (1973) Winner
Christopher Hope
クリストファー・ホープ
Kurisutofā Hōpu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1944-02-26 （Johannesburg）
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Johannesburg, South Africa → London, England
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Poet
- Active Years
- 1970-2024
- Affiliations
- Royal Society of Literature
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (1990)
- Nominations
- Booker Prize shortlist (1992, Serenity House)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Witwatersrand | — | — | — | — | South Africa |
| University of Natal | — | — | — | — | South Africa |
University of Witwatersrand
Country:
South Africa
University of Natal
Country:
South Africa
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Thomas Pringle Prize | Cape Drives | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1974 | Cholmondeley Award | Cape Drives | — | Royal Society of Literature | 受賞 |
| 1981 | David Higham Memorial Prize | A Separate Development | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1984 | Whitbread Prize | Kruger's Alp | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1989 | CNA Award | White Boy Running | — | — | 受賞 |
Thomas Pringle Prize
1974
Work:
Cape Drives
Result:
受賞
Cholmondeley Award
1974
Work:
Cape Drives
Organization:
Royal Society of Literature
Result:
受賞
David Higham Memorial Prize
1981
Work:
A Separate Development
Result:
受賞
Whitbread Prize
1984
Work:
Kruger's Alp
Result:
受賞
CNA Award
1989
Work:
White Boy Running
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
David Higham Prize for Fiction
1 appearances
-
Edition 7 (1981) Winner
Costa Book Awards
1 appearances
-
Edition 14 (1984) Winner
Central News Agency Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 27 (1989) Winner
Works
Major Works
A Separate Development
1977 NovelA satirical first novel banned in South Africa for its acid portrait of life under apartheid.
ApartheidRacismPolitics
Kruger's Alp
1985 NovelA novel in the form of a dream allegory, winner of the Whitbread Prize.
ApartheidPoliticsSatire
White Boy Running
1988 MemoirMemoir chronicling the author's life in South Africa and his exile.
RacismSouth AfricaExile
Bibliography
- Whitewashes
- Cape Drives
- A Separate Development
- Private Parts & Other Tales
- In the Country of the Black Pig
- Kruger's Alp
- The Hottentot Room
- Black Swan
- White Boy Running
- My Chocolate Redeemer
- Moscow! Moscow!
- Serenity House
- The Love Songs of Nathan J. Swirsky
- Darkest England
- Me, the Moon and Elvis Presley
- Signs of the Heart: Love and Death in Languedoc
- Heaven Forbid
- Brothers Under the Skin: Travels in Tyranny
- My Mother's Lovers
- Shooting Angels
- Jim Fish
- The Café de Move-on Blues
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- SatiricalAllegorical
- Recurring Motifs
- Racism and politics in South AfricaApartheid
Legacy
Known for his controversial works dealing with racism and politics in South Africa, recipient of numerous literary awards.
Trivia
- His son is the violinist Daniel Hope.
- Founder of the literary magazine Bolt in 1972.
- Served in the South African Navy starting in 1962.
- Left South Africa for self-imposed exile in London in 1975.