James Tait Black Memorial Prizes
1 appearances
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Edition 69 (1987) Winner
George Mackay Brown
ジョージ・マッケイ・ブラウン
Jōji Makkēi Buraun
Pen Names:
Islandman（Pen name for his weekly 'Island Diary' column in The Orkney Herald）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1921-10-17 （Stromness, Orkney, Scotland）
- Died
- 1996-04-13 （Stromness, Orkney, Scotland） age 74
- Nationality
- Scottish
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Roman Catholic Baptized in 1961
- Residence History
- Stromness, Orkney, Scotland
Career
- Occupations
- poet, author, dramatist, journalist
- Active Years
- 1944-1996
- Affiliations
- The Orkney Herald, The Orcadian
- Influenced By
- Edwin Muir, Francis Scarfe, Ernest Marwick, Robert Rendall, Gerard Manley Hopkins
- Influenced
- Peter Maxwell Davies, Seamus Heaney (praised his work)
- Nominations
- Booker Prize shortlist (1994)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newbattle Abbey College | — | — | — | 1951-1952 | Scotland |
| University of Edinburgh | Faculty of Arts | English Literature | — | — | Scotland |
| Moray House College of Education | — | Teacher training | — | 1960 | Scotland |
Newbattle Abbey College
Period:
1951-1952
Country:
Scotland
Warden Edwin Muir had great influence on him as a writer
University of Edinburgh
Faculty of Arts
/ English Literature
Country:
Scotland
English literatureを修めた
Moray House College of Education
Teacher training
Period:
1960
Country:
Scotland
Interrupted due to ill health
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Order of the British Empire (OBE) | — | — | British Government | 受賞 |
| 1987 | James Tait Black Memorial Prize | The Golden Bird: Two Orkney Stories | 小説 | — | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Saltire Scottish Book of the Year Award | Beside the Ocean of Time | — | Saltire Society | 受賞 |
Order of the British Empire (OBE)
1974
Organization:
British Government
Result:
受賞
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
1987
Work:
The Golden Bird: Two Orkney Stories
Category:
小説
Result:
受賞
Saltire Scottish Book of the Year Award
1994
Work:
Beside the Ocean of Time
Organization:
Saltire Society
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Greenvoe
1972 NovelThe story of an imaginary Orkney community menaced by an undefined project called 'Operation Black Star'.
communityloss of traditionmodernization
Magnus
1973 NovelLife of Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney, exploring themes of sanctity and self-sacrifice.
sanctitysacrificeOrkneyinga Saga
Adaptations
- [Opera] The Martyrdom of St Magnus / Peter Maxwell Davies (1977)
Beside the Ocean of Time
1994 NovelCovers over 800 years of Orkney history through the dreams of an Orkney schoolboy, meditating on time.
timehistorydreams
The Storm
1954 Poetry collectionHis first volume of poetry.
Orkney
A Calendar of Love
1967 Short story collectionCollection of short stories acclaimed critically.
loveOrkney
Bibliography
- The Storm (1954)
- Loaves and Fishes (1959)
- The Year of the Whale (1965)
- Fishermen with Ploughs (1971)
- Greenvoe (1972)
- Magnus (1973)
- Hawkfall (1974)
- Winterfold (1976)
- The Sun's Net (1976)
- Time in a Red Coat (1984)
- Voyages (1983)
- Andrina and Other Stories (1983)
- The Wreck of the Archangel (1989)
- The Golden Bird: Two Orkney Stories (1987)
- Vinland (1992)
- Beside the Ocean of Time (1994)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- absence of frills and decorationlean simplicity of descriptioncontrolled and dispassionate unique voice
- Recurring Motifs
- Orkneysagastimesacrificecommunity
Health
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Tuberculosis1940年代-1950年代、再発Prevented army service and normal work, gave time to write
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Depression1970年代-1980年代、断続的Family history, intermittent for nearly a decade, but maintained writing
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Bronchial problems1980年代初頭Severe, given Last Sacraments in 1981
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Bowel cancer1990年以降Two major operations in 1990, long hospital stay
Legacy
Widely regarded as one of the great Scottish poets of the 20th century, known for his Orcadian character and lean style inspired by Orkney.
Museums
- Orkney Museum Kirkwall, Orkney
Archives
- National Library of Scotland
In Popular Culture
- Memorial in St Magnus Cathedral, plaque at Writers' Museum in Edinburgh
Quotes
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Carve the runes Then be content with silence.
Source: Poem 'A work for poets' (1996) -
In the fire of images Gladly I put my hand.
Source: Poem 'Hamnavoe'
Trivia
- Famous for his 'legendary scarf' featured in cartoons and local lore. First tasted alcohol in 1948 when pubs reopened in Stromness, describing it as a revelation. Lived almost all his life in Stromness, Orkney.