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Hilary Spurling

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Hilary Spurling

別名: Susan Hilary Forrest

プロフィール

性別
女性
生誕
1940-12-25 （Stockport, Cheshire, England）
国籍
British
言語
English
居住地歴
Stockport (birth) → Bristol (education) → Oxford (education) → United Kingdom (long-term residence)

経歴

職業
Writer, Biographer, Journalist
活動期間
1964年〜

学歴

Somerville College, Oxford
国: United Kingdom

受賞歴

Rose Mary Crawshay Prize
1976
対象作品: Ivy When Young: The Early Life of Ivy Compton-Burnett 1884–1919
主催: British Academy / related bodies
結果: 受賞
Duff Cooper Prize
1984
対象作品: Ivy When Young: The Early Life of Ivy Compton-Burnett 1884–1919
主催: Duff Cooper Prize committee
結果: 受賞
Whitbread Book of the Year
2005
対象作品: Matisse the Master: The Conquest of Colour 1909–1954
主催: Whitbread Book Awards
結果: 受賞
James Tait Black Memorial Prize (biography)
2010
対象作品: Burying the Bones: Pearl Buck in China
部門: 伝記
主催: James Tait Black Memorial Prize committee
結果: 受賞
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL)
2005
主催: Royal Society of Literature
結果: 選出

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Ivy When Young: The Early Life of Ivy Compton-Burnett 1884–1919

1974年 Biography

A detailed biography of Ivy Compton-Burnett covering her early life and formative years, examining the influences that shaped her writing.

life historyformation of a writer

Secrets of a Woman's Heart: The Later Life of Ivy Compton-Burnett 1920–1969

1984年 Biography

A continuation focusing on the later life of Ivy Compton-Burnett, analysing her personal life and later works.

late careercharacter analysis

The Unknown Matisse: Volume 1 – A Life of Henri Matisse 1869–1908

1998年 Biography / Art history

A comprehensive biography of Henri Matisse's early life, incorporating previously little-known material and art-historical context.

art historyformation of an artist

Matisse the Master: The Conquest of Colour 1909–1954

2005年 Biography / Art book

A study of Matisse's exploration of colour and his later life, featuring detailed chronology and analysis of works.

study of colourartist biography

Burying the Bones: Pearl Buck in China

2010年 Biography

A biography of Pearl Buck focusing on her life in China, linking cultural background with personal history.

cultural exchangewomen writers

Anthony Powell: Dancing to the Music of Time

2017年 Biography / Literary studies

A portrait of Anthony Powell with commentary on his major work, A Dance to the Music of Time, combining biography and literary analysis.

literary criticismauthor biography

全著作

  • Ivy When Young: The Early Life of Ivy Compton-Burnett 1884–1919 (1974)
  • Mervyn Peake: Drawings (editor) (1974)
  • Invitation to the Dance: A Handbook to Anthony Powell's A Dance to the Music of Time (1977)
  • Secrets of a Woman's Heart: The Later Life of Ivy Compton-Burnett 1920–1969 (1984)
  • Elinor Fettiplace's Receipt Book: Elizabethan Country House Cooking (1986)
  • Paul Scott: A Life (1990)
  • Paper Spirits. Collage Portraits by Vladimir Sulyagin (introduction) (1992)
  • Ivy: The Life of I. Compton-Burnett (1995)
  • The Unknown Matisse: Volume 1 – A Life of Henri Matisse 1869–1908 (1998)
  • La Grande Thérèse: The Greatest Swindle of the Century (1999)
  • The Girl from the Fiction Department: A Portrait of Sonia Orwell (2002)
  • Matisse the Master: The Conquest of Colour 1909–1954 (2005)
  • Ann Stokes: Artists' Potter (contributor) (2009)
  • Matisse: The Life (abridged) (2009)
  • Burying the Bones: Pearl Buck in China (2010)
  • Anthony Powell: Dancing to the Music of Time (2017)

作風・主題

文体
Meticulous, archival-research-based biographical proseScholarly yet readable narrative
頻出モチーフ
Tracing formation of artists and writersLinking personal history with cultural context

評価・遺産

Hilary Spurling is a biographer renowned for meticulous archival research and accessible prose; her biographies of Matisse and Pearl Buck combine scholarly value with broad recognition. She has received multiple prizes and is highly regarded in British literary circles.

関連学会

  • Royal Society of Literature

資料所蔵先

  • British Library (manuscript/collections possible)

引用

  • Her biographies combine meticulous research with clear narration, balancing scholarly rigour and readability.
    出典: Summary of reviews (e.g. The Guardian) (2006年)

豆知識

  • Born on 25 December 1940 (Christmas Day).
  • Married playwright John Spurling in 1961; the couple have three children.