Costa Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 31 (2001) Winner
Diana Souhami
ダイアナ・スーハミ
Daiana Sūhami
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1940-08-25 （Edmonton, London）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Sephardic Judaism
- Residence History
- Edmonton, London → Tilehurst → Cardiff → West Hampstead, London
Career
- Occupations
- writer, biographer, playwright
- Active Years
- 1976-2024
- Affiliations
- Royal Society of Literature
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (2024)
- Nominations
- James Tait Black Memorial Prize shortlist
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Hull | — | Philosophy | — | — | United Kingdom |
University of Hull
Philosophy
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Lambda Literary Award | The Trials of Radclyffe Hall | Biography | Lambda Literary Foundation | Winner |
| 2001 | Whitbread Biography Award | Selkirk's Island | — | — | Winner |
| 2021 | Polari Prize | No Modernism Without Lesbians | — | — | Winner |
Lambda Literary Award
2000
Work:
The Trials of Radclyffe Hall
Category:
Biography
Organization:
Lambda Literary Foundation
Result:
Winner
Whitbread Biography Award
2001
Work:
Selkirk's Island
Result:
Winner
Polari Prize
2021
Work:
No Modernism Without Lesbians
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Gluck, 1895-1978: Her Biography
1988 BiographyBiography of the artist Gluck.
lesbianism20th century art
Gertrude and Alice
1991 BiographyAccount of the relationship between Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas.
lesbian relationshipliterature
Greta and Cecil
1994 BiographyRomantic relationship between Greta Garbo and Cecil Beaton.
homosexualityHollywood
The Trials of Radclyffe Hall
1998 BiographyBiography of Marguerite Radclyffe Hall.
lesbian literaturetrials
Selkirk's Island
2001 Biography/Non-fictionAccount of Alexander Selkirk's castaway years.
adventureisland castaway
Wild Girls: Natalie Barney and Romaine Brooks
2004 BiographyDual biography of Natalie Barney and Romaine Brooks.
lesbianismParis art scene
No Modernism Without Lesbians
2020 BiographyRole of lesbians in Modernism.
lesbiansModernism
Bibliography
- A Woman's Place: The Changing Picture of Women in Britain
- Gluck, 1895-1978: Her Biography
- Gertrude and Alice
- Bakst: The Rothschild Panels of the Sleeping Beauty
- Greta and Cecil
- Mrs Keppel and Her Daughter
- The Trials of Radclyffe Hall
- Selkirk's Island
- Wild Girls: Natalie Barney and Romaine Brooks
- Coconut Chaos
- Edith Cavell
- Murder at Wrotham Hill
- Gwendolen
- No Modernism Without Lesbians
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- non-linear biographyinsertion of personal experiencesinnovative biographical style
- Recurring Motifs
- lesbian lives20th century prominent lesbianssame-sex relationships
Legacy
English writer noted for unconventional biographies of prominent lesbians.
Quotes
-
I started writing about lesbians 25 years ago in the hope of contributing to breaking the history of silence.
Source: Interview (2013)
Trivia
- Of Sephardic Jewish descent via Spain and Turkey.
- Born during the London Blitz at a pub.