Hawthornden Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 27 (1958) Winner
Dom Moraes
ドム・モレイス
Domu Moreisu
Aliases:
Dominic Francis Moraes
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1938-07-19 （Bombay (present-day Mumbai)）
- Died
- 2004-06-02 （Bandra, Mumbai, India） age 65
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Catholic
- Residence History
- Bombay → London → Oxford → New York City → Hong Kong → Delhi → Mumbai
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Poet, Editor, Journalist
- Active Years
- 1951-2004
- Affiliations
- The Asia Magazine (Editor), United Nations
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary's School, Mumbai | — | — | — | — | India |
| Jesus College, Oxford | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
St. Mary's School, Mumbai
Country:
India
Jesus College, Oxford
Country:
United Kingdom
Attended but details on graduation unknown
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Hawthornden Prize | A Beginning | — | Hawthornden Committee | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Sahitya Akademi Award for English | Serendip | English | Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
Hawthornden Prize
1958
Work:
A Beginning
Organization:
Hawthornden Committee
Result:
受賞
Sahitya Akademi Award for English
1994
Work:
Serendip
Category:
English
Organization:
Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
A Beginning
1957 PoetryHis first collection of poems, which won the Hawthornden Prize at age 19.
Beginnings in Indian English literature
Poems
1960 PoetryHis second book of poems.
John Nobody
1965 PoetryHis third book of poems.
Collected Poems: 1957-1987
1987 PoetryCollection of poems from 1957 to 1987.
Serendip
1990 PoetryWork that won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1994.
Bibliography
- Green is the Grass
- A Beginning
- Poems
- Gone Away: An Indian Journey
- John Nobody
- Beldam & Others
- My Son's Father
- Absences
- Collected Poems: 1957-1987
- Serendip
- Out of God's Oven: Travels in a Fractured Land
- Never at Home
- The Long Strider
- Heiress to Destiny
- Selected Poems
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Rich poetic expression foundational to Indian English literature
- Recurring Motifs
- Quest for identityTravel and alienation
Health
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Alcoholism生涯Lifelong battle that affected his life.
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Cancer晩年Refused treatment and died of heart attack.
Legacy
Widely seen as a foundational figure in Indian English literature with substantial contribution to world literature.
Archives
- Leeds University Library
Trivia
- First Indian to win the Hawthornden Prize at the age of 19.
- Conducted one of the first interviews with the Dalai Lama after his flight to India.
- Tore up his Indian passport on TV in protest against the annexation of Goa.