Hawthornden Prize
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Edition 24 (1942) Winner
John Llewellyn Rhys
ジョン・ルーウェリン・リース
Jon Rūwerin Rīsu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1916-06-27 （Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales）
- Died
- 1940-08-05 （near Stirling, Scotland） age 24
- Nationality
- Welsh, British
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Llanelli, Wales → Oxford, England
Career
- Occupations
- writer, RAF bomber pilot
- Active Years
- 1936-1940
- Affiliations
- Royal Air Force
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stowe School | — | — | — | 1930年代初頭 | United Kingdom |
| Balliol College, University of Oxford | — | History | — | 1930年代中盤 | United Kingdom |
Stowe School
Period:
1930年代初頭
Year of Graduation:
1934
Country:
United Kingdom
Balliol College, University of Oxford
History
Period:
1930年代中盤
Country:
United Kingdom
Did not graduate
Awards & Nominations
Works
Bibliography
- Short stories published in Welsh Review
Legacy
A promising young writer who died young in WWII; the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize was established in his memory by his wife Jane Oliver in 1942, nurturing authors like V.S. Naipaul and David Mitchell.
Trivia
- The John Llewellyn Rhys Prize literary award is named after him
- Killed on August 5, 1940, in a Royal Air Force bomber training accident