Hawthornden Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 52 (1992) Winner
Ferdinand Mount
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Ferdinand Mount
Aliases:
Sir William Robert Ferdinand Mount / Sir Ferdinand Mount, 3rd Baronet
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1939-07-02 （Chitterne, Wiltshire, England）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Chitterne, Wiltshire → Islington, London
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Novelist, Columnist, Political advisor, Editor
- Active Years
- 1967-2025
- Affiliations
- The Sunday Times, The Times Literary Supplement, The Daily Telegraph, London Review of Books
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL), Chairman of the Friends of the British Library
- Nominations
- Man Booker Prize longlist (Fairness, 2001)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eton College | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Christ Church, Oxford | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Greenways School | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Sunningdale School | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
Eton College
Country:
United Kingdom
Public school
Christ Church, Oxford
Country:
United Kingdom
Alma mater
Greenways School
Country:
United Kingdom
Sunningdale School
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Hawthornden Prize | Of Love and Asthma | — | Hawthornden Foundation | winner |
Hawthornden Prize
1992
Work:
Of Love and Asthma
Organization:
Hawthornden Foundation
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Fairness
2001 NovelVolume 5 of Chronicle of Modern Twilight. Longlisted for Man Booker Prize.
FamilySociety
Of Love and Asthma
1991 NovelVolume 3 of Chronicle of Modern Twilight. Winner of Hawthornden Prize.
LoveIllness
Bibliography
- Very Like a Whale (1967)
- The Man Who Rode Ampersand (1975)
- The Clique (1978)
- The Selkirk Strip (1987)
- The Practice of Liberty (1986)
- Of Love and Asthma (1991)
- Umbrella: A Pacific Tale (1994)
- The Liquidator (1995)
- Jem (and Sam): A Revenger's Tale (1999)
- Fairness (2001)
- Heads You Win (2004)
- The Condor's Head (2007)
- Making Nice (2021)
- The Pentecost Papers (2025)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- SatiricalElegant prose
- Recurring Motifs
- FamilyPoliticsBritish society
Legacy
Prominent British writer and political commentator who contributed to Conservative policy-making and is highly regarded in literary circles.
In Popular Culture
- Cousin of former Prime Minister David Cameron
Trivia
- Cousin of former UK Prime Minister David Cameron.
- 3rd Baronet of the Mount baronets.
- Head of the Number 10 Policy Unit under Margaret Thatcher.