Costa Book Awards
2 appearances
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Edition 4 (1974) Winner
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Edition 32 (2002) Excellence Award
Claire Tomalin
クレア・トマリン
Kurea Toramin
Aliases:
Claire Delavenay
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1933-06-20 （London）
- Nationality
- British, English
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- London → Petersham, London
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Journalist, Biographer
- Active Years
- 1955-2024
- Affiliations
- London Library Committee, National Portrait Gallery Trustee, Wordsworth Trust, Royal Literary Fund Vice-President, Royal Society of Literature Vice-President, English PEN Vice-President, American Philosophical Society Member
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (1976)
- Nominations
- Samuel Johnson Prize shortlist (2003), Costa Book Awards Biography shortlist (2011)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitchin Girls' School | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Dartington Hall School | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Newnham College, Cambridge | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
Hitchin Girls' School
Country:
United Kingdom
Hitchin, Hertfordshire
Dartington Hall School
Country:
United Kingdom
Devon
Newnham College, Cambridge
Country:
United Kingdom
Alma mater
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | James Tait Black Memorial Prize | The Invisible Woman | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1991 | Hawthornden Prize | The Invisible Woman | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1974 | Whitbread Book Award | The Life and Death of Mary Wollstonecraft | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2002 | Whitbread Biography and Book of the Year | Samuel Pepys: The Unequalled Self | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Rose Mary Crawshay Prize | Samuel Pepys: The Unequalled Self | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Samuel Pepys Award | Samuel Pepys: The Unequalled Self | — | Samuel Pepys Club | 受賞 |
| 2018 | Bodley Medal | — | — | — | 受賞 |
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
1990
Work:
The Invisible Woman
Result:
受賞
Hawthornden Prize
1991
Work:
The Invisible Woman
Result:
受賞
Whitbread Book Award
1974
Work:
The Life and Death of Mary Wollstonecraft
Result:
受賞
Whitbread Biography and Book of the Year
2002
Work:
Samuel Pepys: The Unequalled Self
Result:
受賞
Rose Mary Crawshay Prize
2003
Work:
Samuel Pepys: The Unequalled Self
Result:
受賞
Samuel Pepys Award
2003
Work:
Samuel Pepys: The Unequalled Self
Organization:
Samuel Pepys Club
Result:
受賞
Bodley Medal
2018
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
James Tait Black Memorial Prizes
1 appearances
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Edition 72 (1990) Winner
Hawthornden Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 51 (1991) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Invisible Woman: The story of Nelly Ternan and Charles Dickens
1990 BiographyBiography of the relationship between Charles Dickens and Nelly Ternan.
Secret love affairsHistorical rediscovery
Adaptations
- [Film] The Invisible Woman / Ralph Fiennes (2013)
Samuel Pepys: The Unequalled Self
2002 BiographyDetailed biography based on Pepys' diary.
Self-documentation17th century England
Charles Dickens: A Life
2011 BiographyBiography of Charles Dickens' life.
Literary historyVictorian era
Bibliography
- The Life and Death of Mary Wollstonecraft (1974)
- Shelley and His World (1980)
- Katherine Mansfield: A Secret Life (1987)
- The Invisible Woman (1990)
- Mrs Jordan's Profession (1994)
- Jane Austen: A Life (1997)
- Samuel Pepys: The Unequalled Self (2002)
- Thomas Hardy: The Time-Torn Man (2006)
- Charles Dickens: A Life (2011)
- The Young H. G. Wells: Changing the World (2021)
- A Life of My Own (2017)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Meticulous archival researchAccessible biographical style
- Recurring Motifs
- Hidden lives of womenPrivate lives of literary figures
Legacy
Renowned British biographer, winner of numerous literary prizes.
Trivia
- First husband Nicholas Tomalin died in 1973 covering the Yom Kippur War.
- Second husband is playwright Michael Frayn.
- Has five children.