Costa Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 38 (2008) Winner
Diana Athill
ダイアナ・アチル
Daiana Achiru
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1917-12-21 （Kensington, London）
- Died
- 2019-01-23 （London） age 101
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Kensington, London → Ditchingham Hall, Norfolk → London
Career
- Occupations
- Literary editor, Novelist, Memoirist, Publisher
- Active Years
- 1939-2019
- Affiliations
- André Deutsch Ltd, Allan Wingate, BBC
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford | — | English Literature | — | — | United Kingdom |
Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford
English Literature
Year of Graduation:
1939
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | J. R. Ackerley Prize | After a Funeral | — | PEN | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Costa Book Award | Somewhere Towards the End | 伝記部門 | Costa Book Awards | 受賞 |
| 2009 | National Book Critics Circle Award | Somewhere Towards the End | 自伝部門 | National Book Critics Circle | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) | — | — | British Government | 叙勲 |
J. R. Ackerley Prize
1986
Work:
After a Funeral
Organization:
PEN
Result:
受賞
Costa Book Award
2008
Work:
Somewhere Towards the End
Category:
伝記部門
Organization:
Costa Book Awards
Result:
受賞
National Book Critics Circle Award
2009
Work:
Somewhere Towards the End
Category:
自伝部門
Organization:
National Book Critics Circle
Result:
受賞
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
2009
Organization:
British Government
Result:
叙勲
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Somewhere Towards the End
2008 MemoirA candid memoir about old age.
AgingLife reflection
Stet: A Memoir
2000 MemoirMemoir of her career as an editor.
PublishingEditing
After a Funeral
1986 MemoirMemoir about a friend's funeral.
DeathFriendship
Instead of a Letter
1963 MemoirReflections on early life.
LoveLife
Don't Look at Me Like That
1967 NovelComing-of-age novel set in 1950s London.
Coming of ageSociety
Bibliography
- An Unavoidable Delay
- Don't Look at Me Like That
- Midsummer Night in the Workhouse
- Instead of a Letter
- After a Funeral
- Make Believe
- Stet: A Memoir
- Yesterday Morning
- Somewhere Towards the End
- Life Class
- Instead of a Book
- Alive, Alive Oh!
- A Florence Diary
Translations by Author
- Various translations from French
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Frank and clear-eyed proseConfessional styleConcise prose
- Recurring Motifs
- Romantic relationshipsInsider view of publishingAging and deathPersonal failures
Health
-
Miscarriage43歳頃 (1960年頃)Left a deep emotional scar and blighted many years.
-
Short illness2019年Led to her death.
Legacy
Renowned literary editor of 20th-century greats and influential through her candid memoirs on aging, love, and life.
In Popular Culture
- Subject of BBC documentary Growing Old Disgracefully
Quotes
-
Enjoy yourself as much as you can without doing any damage to other people
Source: Interview (2017)
Trivia
- Born during a World War I Zeppelin bombing raid
- Lived to 101
- Did not want children
- Edited authors like Philip Roth and V.S. Naipaul