Somerset Maugham Award
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Clive Sinclair
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Clive Sinclair
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1948-02-19 （Hendon, London）
- Died
- 2018-03-05 （London） age 70
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Hendon, North London → London
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Author
- Active Years
- 1973-2018
- Affiliations
- Royal Society of Literature (FRSL)
- Memberships
- Royal Society of Literature
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of East Anglia | — | — | BA, PhD | — | United Kingdom |
| University of California, Santa Cruz | — | — | — | — | United States |
| University of Exeter | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
University of East Anglia
Degree:
BA, PhD
Country:
United Kingdom
University of California, Santa Cruz
Country:
United States
University of Exeter
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Somerset Maugham Award | Hearts of Gold | — | — | Winner |
| 1997 | Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Prize | The Lady with the Laptop and Other Stories | — | — | Winner |
| 1997 | Macmillan Silver Pen Award | The Lady with the Laptop and Other Stories | — | — | Winner |
Somerset Maugham Award
1981
Work:
Hearts of Gold
Result:
Winner
Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Prize
1997
Work:
The Lady with the Laptop and Other Stories
Result:
Winner
Macmillan Silver Pen Award
1997
Work:
The Lady with the Laptop and Other Stories
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Hearts of Gold
1979 Short storiesCollection of short stories. Winner of Somerset Maugham Award.
Bedbugs
1982 Short storiesCollection of short stories.
The Lady with the Laptop and Other Stories
1996 Short storiesCollection of short stories. Winner of multiple awards.
Bibliography
- Bibliosexuality (1973)
- Hearts of Gold (1979)
- Bedbugs (1982)
- The Brothers Singer (1983)
- Blood Libels (1985)
- Cosmetic Effects (1991)
- Augustus Rex (1992)
- The Lady with the Laptop and Other Stories (1996)
- For Good or Evil: Collected Stories (1998)
- A Soap Opera From Hell (1998)
- Meet the Wife (2002)
- Clive Sinclair's True Tales of the Wild West (2008)
- Death & Texas (2014)
- Shylock Must Die (2018)
Legacy
British Jewish author known for short stories, winner of Somerset Maugham Award and others.
Trivia
- Born into a Jewish family originally named Smolensky.