Betty Trask Prize and Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1984) Winner
James Buchan
ジェームズ・ブキャン
Jeimuzu Bukyan
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1954-06-11 （Scotland）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Norfolk, England
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, historian, journalist
- Active Years
- 1984-2022
- Affiliations
- Financial Times
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
- Influenced By
- John Buchan
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eton College | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Magdalen College, Oxford | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
Eton College
Country:
United Kingdom
Magdalen College, Oxford
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Whitbread Book of the Year award | A Parish of Rich Women | — | Whitbread | winner |
| 1984 | Betty Trask Award | A Parish of Rich Women | — | — | winner |
| 1995 | Guardian Fiction Prize | Heart's Journey in Winter | — | Guardian | winner |
| 2012 | Washington Institute for Near East Policy Book Prize | Days of God | — | Washington Institute for Near East Policy | Silver Medal |
Whitbread Book of the Year award
1984
Work:
A Parish of Rich Women
Organization:
Whitbread
Result:
winner
Betty Trask Award
1984
Work:
A Parish of Rich Women
Result:
winner
Guardian Fiction Prize
1995
Work:
Heart's Journey in Winter
Organization:
Guardian
Result:
winner
Washington Institute for Near East Policy Book Prize
2012
Work:
Days of God
Organization:
Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Result:
Silver Medal
Awards & Nominations
Costa Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (1984) Winner
David Higham Prize for Fiction
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (1984) Winner
Duff Cooper Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 42 (1997) Winner
Works
Major Works
A Parish of Rich Women
1984 NovelA story set in a parish of rich women.
wealthwomen
Heart's Journey in Winter
1995 NovelA journey in winter.
journeywinter
Frozen Desire: The Meaning of Money
1997 Non-fictionExplores the meaning of money.
economicsmoney
Bibliography
- A Parish of Rich Women (1984)
- Davy Chadwick (1987)
- Slide (1991)
- Heart's Journey in Winter (1995)
- High Latitudes (1996)
- A Good Place to Die (1999)
- Frozen Desire: The Meaning of Money (1997)
- Capital of the Mind (2003)
- Adam Smith and the Pursuit of Perfect Liberty (2006)
- Days of God (2012)
- The Gate of Air (2008)
- John Law (2018)
- A Street Shaken by Light (2022)
Legacy
Scottish novelist and historian, grandson of John Buchan, known for works on economics and the Middle East.
Trivia
- Grandson of John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir.
- Son of William Buchan, 3rd Baron Tweedsmuir.