Costa Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 30 (2000) Winner
Jamila Gavin
ジャミラ・ガヴィン
Jamila Gavin
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1941-08-09 （Mussoorie）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Mussoorie, India → England → Stroud, Gloucestershire
Career
- Occupations
- Author
- Active Years
- 1979-
- Affiliations
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL), Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
- Nominations
- Guardian Children's Fiction Prize shortlists
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Whitbread Children's Book Award | Coram Boy | — | — | Winner |
| 1992 | Guardian Children's Fiction Prize | The Wheel of Surya | — | — | Shortlist |
Whitbread Children's Book Award
2000
Work:
Coram Boy
Result:
Winner
Guardian Children's Fiction Prize
1992
Work:
The Wheel of Surya
Result:
Shortlist
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Coram Boy
2000 Historical novelSet in 18th-century London based on the Foundling Hospital.
British EmpireAbandonmentFamily
Adaptations
- [Stage] Coram Boy / Helen Edmundson (2005)
Bibliography
- The Magic Orange Tree and other stories (1979)
- Three Indian Princesses (1987)
- The Wheel of Surya (1992)
- The Eye of the Horse (1994)
- The Track of the Wind (1997)
- Coram Boy (2000)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Narrative reflecting multicultural backgroundEngaging storytelling for children
- Recurring Motifs
- Fusion of Indian and British culturesImpact of imperialismFamily sagas
Legacy
Known for children's books with Indian contexts, Whitbread winner.
Trivia
- Anglo-Indian heritage.
- Worked in BBC music department.