Waverton Good Read Award
1 appearances
Gail Honeyman
ゲイル・ホニーマン
Geiru Honīman
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1972 （Stirling, Scotland）
- Nationality
- Scottish, British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Stirling, Scotland
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Novelist, University administrator
- Active Years
- 2017-
- Nominations
- 2017 Books Are My Bag Readers' Awards Popular Fiction Shortlisted, 2018 Australian Book Industry Awards International Book Shortlisted, 2018 Authors' Club First Novel Award Won wait awards, , 2018 Desmond Elliott Prize Shortlisted
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Glasgow | — | French language and literature | — | undergraduate | United Kingdom |
| University of Oxford | — | French poetry | — | postgraduate | United Kingdom |
University of Glasgow
French language and literature
Period:
undergraduate
Country:
United Kingdom
University of Oxford
French poetry
Period:
postgraduate
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Costa Book Award | Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine | First Novel | Costa Book Awards | Won |
| 2017 | Waverton Good Read Award | Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine | — | — | Won |
| 2018 | Audie Award | Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine | Fiction | — | Finalist |
| 2018 | British Book Award | Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine | Début Book of the Year | — | Won |
Costa Book Award
2017
Work:
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Category:
First Novel
Organization:
Costa Book Awards
Result:
Won
Waverton Good Read Award
2017
Work:
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Result:
Won
Audie Award
2018
Work:
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Category:
Fiction
Result:
Finalist
British Book Award
2018
Work:
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Category:
Début Book of the Year
Result:
Won
Awards & Nominations
Costa Book Awards
1 appearances
-
Edition 47 (2017) Winner
British Book Awards (The Nibbies)
1 appearances
-
Edition 27 (2018) Winner
Works
Major Works
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
2017 Contemporary fictionA socially inept woman named Eleanor Oliphant leads a solitary life until she forms a friendship that changes her.
LonelinessTraumaFriendshipHealing
Bibliography
- Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (2017)
- Untitled Book 2 (forthcoming 2025)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- HumorousIntrospective
- Recurring Motifs
- LonelinessHuman connection
Legacy
Scottish writer who gained international acclaim with her debut novel winning the Costa First Novel Award.
Quotes
-
Eleanor Oliphant isn't me, or anyone I know [but] of course I've felt loneliness – everybody does.
Source: The Daily Telegraph (2018)
Trivia
- Voracious reader in childhood, visiting the library 'a ridiculous number of times a week'.
- Enrolled in Faber Academy writing course while working as administrator.