Duff Cooper Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 40 (1995) Winner
Gitta Sereny
ギッタ・セレニー
Gitta Sereny
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1921-03-13 （Vienna, Austria）
- Died
- 2012-06-14 （Cambridge, England, UK） age 91
- Nationality
- Austrian, British, Hungarian
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Protestant
- Residence History
- Vienna, Austria → France → Allied-occupied Germany → London, UK → Cambridge, UK
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Historian, Journalist
- Active Years
- 1945-2012
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Duff Cooper Prize | Albert Speer: His Battle with Truth | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1995 | James Tait Black Memorial Prize | Albert Speer: His Battle with Truth | — | University of Edinburgh | 受賞 |
| 2002 | Stig Dagerman Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2004 | Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) | — | — | British monarch | 受賞 |
Duff Cooper Prize
1995
Work:
Albert Speer: His Battle with Truth
Result:
受賞
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
1995
Work:
Albert Speer: His Battle with Truth
Organization:
University of Edinburgh
Result:
受賞
Stig Dagerman Prize
2002
Result:
受賞
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
2004
Organization:
British monarch
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
James Tait Black Memorial Prizes
1 appearances
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Edition 77 (1995) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Case of Mary Bell: A Portrait of a Child Who Murdered
1972 Non-fictionA study of Mary Bell's trial, interviewing family, friends, and professionals involved.
Child abuseSociety
Albert Speer: His Battle with Truth
1995 Non-fictionBiography of Albert Speer exploring his knowledge of the Holocaust.
The HolocaustNazism
Adaptations
- [Theatre] Albert Speer / Trevor Nunn (2000)
Bibliography
- The Case of Mary Bell
- Into That Darkness
- The Invisible Children
- Albert Speer: His Battle with Truth
- Cries Unheard: The Story of Mary Bell
- The German Trauma
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Investigative journalismIn-depth interviews with perpetrators
- Recurring Motifs
- The HolocaustChild abuseSociety
Health
-
Long illness晩年Died at age 91
Legacy
Austrian-British biographer, historian, and investigative journalist known for interviews with infamous figures like Nazis and child killers.
Trivia
- Stepfather was economist Ludwig von Mises
- Husband Don Honeyman photographed the famous Che Guevara poster