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Frank Tuohy

フランク・トゥーイ

Furanku Tūi

Aliases: John Francis Tuohy

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1925-05-02 (Uckfield, Sussex)
Died
1999-04-11 (Shepton Mallet, Somerset) age 73
Nationality
English
Languages
English
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Uckfield, Sussex → Cambridge → Finland → São Paulo, Brazil → Poland → Shepton Mallet, Somerset

Career

Occupations
writer, academic, British Council lecturer
Active Years
1957-1999
Affiliations
British Council
Memberships
Royal Society of Literature

Education

Stowe School
General
Country: United Kingdom
King's College, Cambridge
Moral Sciences and English
Period: 1940年代
Country: United Kingdom

Awards

Katherine Mansfield-Menton Prize
1959
Result: Winner
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
1964
Work: The Ice Saints
Category: 小説部門
Organization: University of Edinburgh
Result: Winner
Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize
1965
Result: Winner
E. M. Forster Award
1972
Result: Winner
Heinemann Award
1979
Organization: Royal Society of Literature
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Ice Saints

1964 Novel

A novel inspired by his time in Poland.

Cultural clashCold War era

Bibliography

  • The Animal Game
  • The Warm Nights of January
  • The Admiral and the Nuns with Other Stories
  • The Ice Saints
  • Fingers in the Door
  • Live Bait and Other Stories
  • The Collected Stories

Health

  • Writer's block
    晩年
    Led to unfinished manuscript for a new novel

Legacy

Acclaimed English writer who won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for The Ice Saints.