Somerset Maugham Award
1 appearances
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Edition 0 (1979) Winner
Helen Hodgman
ヘレン・ホッジマン
Helen Hodgman
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1945-04-27 （Aberdeen, Scotland）
- Died
- 2022-06-06 （Sydney, New South Wales, Australia） age 77
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Scotland (birth to 1958) → Australia (1958 to death)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 1976-2001
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Somerset Maugham Award | Jack and Jill | — | — | winner |
| 1989 | Christina Stead Fiction Prize | Broken Words | — | New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards | winner |
Somerset Maugham Award
1978
Work:
Jack and Jill
Result:
winner
Christina Stead Fiction Prize
1989
Work:
Broken Words
Organization:
New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 11 (1989) Winner
Works
Major Works
Blue Skies
1976 NovelDetails unknown
Translations
- German: Gleichbleibend schön (2012)
Jack and Jill
1978 NovelDetails unknown
Translations
- German: Jack & Jill (2015)
Broken Words
1988 NovelDetails unknown
Translations
- US edition: Ducks (1989)
Passing Remarks
1996 NovelDetails unknown
Waiting for Matindi
1998 NovelDetails unknown
The Bad Policeman
2001 NovelDetails unknown
Bibliography
- Blue Skies (1976)
- Jack and Jill (1978)
- Broken Words (1988)
- Passing Remarks (1996)
- Waiting for Matindi (1998)
- The Bad Policeman (2001)
Adaptations
- The Right Hand Man (1987 film, screenplay)
Translations of Works
- Gleichbleibend schön (German, Blue Skies)
- Jack & Jill (German, Jack and Jill)
- Ducks (US edition, Broken Words)
Health
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Parkinson's disease1983-2022By 2001, deprived her of the ability to write.
Legacy
Known as an Australian novelist with her own unique style and elan. Ceased writing due to Parkinson's disease.