Ambassador Book Award
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Edition 23 (2008) Winner
Hermione Lee
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Hermione Lee
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1948-02-29 （Winchester, Hampshire, England）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English, French
- Residence History
- London (raised) → Winchester (birthplace) → Oxford (study and work) → Williamsburg, Virginia (College of William & Mary) → Liverpool (University of Liverpool) → York (University of York) → New York (visiting fellowships and research)
Career
- Occupations
- biographer, literary critic, academic
- Active Years
- 1970-
- Affiliations
- British Academy (Fellow), Royal Society of Literature (Fellow), New College, Oxford (Professorial Fellow), Wolfson College, Oxford (President), Rothermere American Institute (Honorary Fellow), American Academy of Arts and Sciences (Foreign Honorary Member)
- Memberships
- Athenaeum Club, London, British Academy (Fellow), Royal Society of Literature (Fellow)
- Influenced By
- Virginia Woolf, Willa Cather, Elizabeth Bowen
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Hilda's College, Oxford | Faculty of English | English Literature | BA (first-class) | 1965–1968 | United Kingdom |
| St Cross College, Oxford | — | MPhil in English | MPhil | 1968–1970 | United Kingdom |
| Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle | — | — | — | — | France (education) |
| City of London School for Girls | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Queen's College, London | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
St Hilda's College, Oxford
Faculty of English
/ English Literature
Degree:
BA (first-class)
Period:
1965–1968
Year of Graduation:
1968
Country:
United Kingdom
Graduated with first-class honours
St Cross College, Oxford
MPhil in English
Degree:
MPhil
Period:
1968–1970
Year of Graduation:
1970
Country:
United Kingdom
Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle
Country:
France (education)
Part of early/secondary education received in French-language schooling
City of London School for Girls
Country:
United Kingdom
Queen's College, London
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Rose Mary Crawshay Prize | Virginia Woolf | — | British Academy | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) | — | — | UK government (Honours) | 受章 |
| 2013 | Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) | — | — | UK government (Honours) | 受章 |
| 2013 | James Tait Black Memorial Prize | Penelope Fitzgerald: A Life | — | University of Edinburgh (organisers) | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Plutarch Award | Penelope Fitzgerald: A Life | — | Biographers International Organization | 受賞 |
| 2023 | Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) | — | — | UK government (Honours) | 受章 |
Rose Mary Crawshay Prize
1997
Work:
Virginia Woolf
Organization:
British Academy
Result:
受賞
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
2003
Organization:
UK government (Honours)
Result:
受章
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
2013
Organization:
UK government (Honours)
Result:
受章
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
2013
Work:
Penelope Fitzgerald: A Life
Organization:
University of Edinburgh (organisers)
Result:
受賞
Plutarch Award
2015
Work:
Penelope Fitzgerald: A Life
Organization:
Biographers International Organization
Result:
受賞
Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE)
2023
Organization:
UK government (Honours)
Result:
受章
Awards & Nominations
James Tait Black Memorial Prizes
1 appearances
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Edition 95 (2013) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Novels of Virginia Woolf
1977 Literary criticismA systematic critical study of Virginia Woolf's novels, discussing themes, style, and technique.
modernismstream of consciousnesswomen writers
Virginia Woolf
1996 BiographyA comprehensive biography of Virginia Woolf, based on extensive archival research and correspondence.
biographywomen and modernisminteraction of life and art
Willa Cather: A Life Saved Up
1989 BiographyA biography of American novelist Willa Cather, linking her life with her literary output.
American literaturelife-writingmemory of land and migration
Penelope Fitzgerald: A Life
2013 BiographyA biography of Penelope Fitzgerald that received critical acclaim and multiple awards.
life and work of a writerBritish literaturerecovery and reassessment of a novelist
Tom Stoppard: A Life
2020 BiographyA biography of playwright Tom Stoppard based on unprecedented access to papers, diaries, and interviews.
playwright studiescreative processrelationship between life and work
Bibliography
- The Novels of Virginia Woolf (1977)
- Elizabeth Bowen: An Estimation (1981)
- Philip Roth (1982)
- Willa Cather: Double Lives (1989)
- Virginia Woolf (1996)
- Body Parts: Essays on Life-Writing (2002)
- Virginia Woolf's Nose: Essays on Biography (2005)
- Edith Wharton (2007)
- Biography: A Very Short Introduction (2009)
- Penelope Fitzgerald: A Life (2013)
- Lives of Houses (editor, 2020)
- Tom Stoppard: A Life (2020)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- archival-research-based, scholarly yet readable biographical stylecritical and philological approach
- Recurring Motifs
- boundaries between biography and autobiographyreassessment of women writersrelation between life and creation
Legacy
A leading figure in contemporary biography and literary criticism; authored definitive biographies of Virginia Woolf, Penelope Fitzgerald, and others, influencing both academia and the general readership.
Academic Societies
- British Academy
- Royal Society of Literature
- Rothermere American Institute
Trivia
- Born on 29 February 1948 (a leap day)
- Served as a Cullman Center fellow at the New York Public Library (2004–05)
- First woman Professorial Fellow of New College, Oxford
- Served as President of Wolfson College, Oxford (2008–2017)