Somerset Maugham Award
1 appearances
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Edition 0 (1958) Winner
John Barrington Wain
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John Barrington Wain
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1925-03-14 （Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire）
- Died
- 1994-05-24 （Oxford） age 69
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Stoke-on-Trent → Wolvercote, Oxford
Career
- Occupations
- poet, novelist, critic, journalist
- Active Years
- 1953-1994
- Affiliations
- University of Reading, Gresham College, Brasenose College, Oxford
- Influenced By
- C. S. Lewis
- Influenced
- Kingsley Amis, Philip Larkin
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle-under-Lyme High School | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| St. John's College, Oxford | — | — | BA (1946), MA (1950) | 1940年代-1950 | United Kingdom |
Newcastle-under-Lyme High School
Country:
United Kingdom
St. John's College, Oxford
Degree:
BA (1946), MA (1950)
Period:
1940年代-1950
Year of Graduation:
1950
Country:
United Kingdom
Fereday Fellow (1946-1949)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) | — | — | British Government | 受賞 |
| 1974 | James Tait Black Memorial Prize | Samuel Johnson | — | University of Edinburgh | 受賞 |
| 1982 | Whitbread Prize | Young Shoulders | — | — | 受賞 |
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
1984
Organization:
British Government
Result:
受賞
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
1974
Work:
Samuel Johnson
Organization:
University of Edinburgh
Result:
受賞
Whitbread Prize
1982
Work:
Young Shoulders
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
James Tait Black Memorial Prizes
1 appearances
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Edition 56 (1974) Winner
Costa Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 12 (1982) Winner
Works
Major Works
Hurry on Down
1953 Picaresque novelA comic picaresque story about an unsettled university graduate who rejects the standards of conventional society.
Rejection of social normsAnti-establishment
Young Shoulders
1982 NovelA young boy deals with the death of loved ones. Winner of the Whitbread Prize.
LossGrowth
Strike the Father Dead
1962 NovelA jazzman's rebellion against his conventional father.
Father-son conflictRebellion
Bibliography
- Hurry on Down (1953)
- Living in the Present (1955)
- The Contenders (1958)
- Strike the Father Dead (1962)
- Young Shoulders (1982)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- realismcomicclear prose
- Recurring Motifs
- anti-establishmentsocial critiqueemphasis on communication
Legacy
English poet, novelist, and critic associated with The Movement. Also linked to Angry Young Men. Served as Oxford Professor of Poetry and noted for literary criticism.
Archives
- Harry Ransom Center (University of Texas)