Somerset Maugham Award
1 appearances
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Edition 0 (2016) Winner
Jessie Greengrass
ジェシー・グリーングラス
Jessie Greengrass
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1982
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Berwick-upon-Tweed
Career
- Occupations
- author, novelist
- Active Years
- 2015-2024
- Nominations
- Women's Prize for Fiction 2018 shortlist (Sight), Wellcome Book Prize 2019 longlist (Sight), James Tait Black Memorial Prize 2019 shortlist (Sight), Costa Novel Award 2021 shortlist (The High House), RSL Encore Award 2021 shortlist (The High House), Orwell Prize for Political Writing 2021 shortlist (The High House)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Cambridge | — | Philosophy | — | — | United Kingdom |
| University of London | — | Philosophy | — | — | United Kingdom |
University of Cambridge
Philosophy
Country:
United Kingdom
University of London
Philosophy
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Somerset Maugham Award | An Account of the Decline of the Great Auk, According to One Who Saw It | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Edge Hill Short Story Prize | An Account of the Decline of the Great Auk, According to One Who Saw It | — | — | 受賞 |
Somerset Maugham Award
2016
Work:
An Account of the Decline of the Great Auk, According to One Who Saw It
Result:
受賞
Edge Hill Short Story Prize
2016
Work:
An Account of the Decline of the Great Auk, According to One Who Saw It
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
An Account of the Decline of the Great Auk, According to One Who Saw It
2015 Short story collectionDebut short story collection about the decline of the great auk.
extinctionnature
Sight
2018 NovelFollows a pregnant woman interwoven with biographies of Lumière brothers, Freud, Röntgen, and John Hunter, exploring reflection and analysis.
pregnancymotherhoodscienceanalysis
The High House
2021 NovelUnconventional family survives climate apocalypse in a house prepared by climate scientist mother.
climate changeapocalypsefamilysurvival
Bibliography
- An Account of the Decline of the Great Auk, According to One Who Saw It (2015)
- Sight (2018)
- The High House (2021)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- highly originaldistinctive new voicereflectiveanalytical
- Recurring Motifs
- motherhoodscientific historyenvironmentextinction
Legacy
British contemporary author known for award-winning debut short stories and nominated novels.