Costa Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 17 (1987) Winner
Francis Guy Percy Wyndham
フランシス・ガイ・パーシー・ウィンドハム
Furanshisu Gai Pāshī Windham
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1924-07-02 （London）
- Died
- 2017-12-28 age 93
- Nationality
- England, United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- London
Career
- Occupations
- Journalist, Author, Literary editor
- Active Years
- 1942-2017
- Affiliations
- The Sunday Times, Queen magazine, André Deutsch
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
- Influenced By
- Oscar Wilde, Jean Rhys
- Influenced
- Bruce Chatwin, V. S. Naipaul, Edward St Aubyn
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eton College | — | Literature | — | 1930年代後半 | England |
| Oxford University | — | — | — | 1年間 | England |
Eton College
Literature
Period:
1930年代後半
Year of Graduation:
1940
Country:
England
Graduated
Oxford University
Period:
1年間
Country:
England
Attended for one year before army
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Whitbread First Novel Award | The Other Garden | ファーストノベル | Whitbread | 受賞 |
Whitbread First Novel Award
1987
Work:
The Other Garden
Category:
ファーストノベル
Organization:
Whitbread
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Out of the War
1974 Short storiesCollection of short stories from wartime
War
Mrs Henderson and Other Stories
1985 Short storiesCollection of short stories
The Other Garden
1987 NovelDebut novel
Bibliography
- Out of the War (1974)
- Mrs Henderson and Other Stories (1985)
- The Other Garden (1987)
- Trotsky: A Documentary (1972, co-author)
- The Theatre of Embarrassment (1991)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Elegant prose
Health
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Tuberculosis1942年頃Discharged from army
Legacy
English author, literary editor, and journalist known for supporting writers like Jean Rhys
Trivia
- Granddaughter of Ada Leverson, friend of Oscar Wilde
- Served briefly in WWII but discharged due to TB