Hawthornden Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 47 (1983) Winner
Jonathan Keates
ジョナサン・キーツ
Jonathan Keates
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1946 （Paris, France）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Paris (birthplace)
Career
- Occupations
- writer, biographer, novelist, travel writer, teacher, chairman of the Venice in Peril Fund
- Active Years
- 1979-2022
- Affiliations
- City of London School, Venice in Peril Fund
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryanston School | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Magdalen College, Oxford | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
Bryanston School
Country:
United Kingdom
independent boarding school
Magdalen College, Oxford
Country:
United Kingdom
undergraduate degree
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | James Tait Black Memorial Prize | Allegro Postillions | — | University of Edinburgh | winner |
| 1983 | Hawthornden Prize | Allegro Postillions | — | Hawthornden Castle | winner |
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
1983
Work:
Allegro Postillions
Organization:
University of Edinburgh
Result:
winner
Hawthornden Prize
1983
Work:
Allegro Postillions
Organization:
Hawthornden Castle
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
James Tait Black Memorial Prizes
1 appearances
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Edition 65 (1983) Winner
Works
Major Works
Allegro Postillions
1983 novelHandel: The Man And His Music
1985 biographyLa Serenissima: The Story of Venice
2022 historyThe story of Venice set in 1846 during the Habsburg siege.
Bibliography
- Shakespeare Country
- Historic London
- Canterbury Cathedral
- Love of Italy
- Allegro Postillions
- The Companion Guide to the Shakespeare Country
- Drawings and Sketches of Oxford
- Handel: The Man And His Music
- The Strangers' Gallery
- Tuscany
- Italian Journeys
- Umbria
- Stendhal
- Venice
- Purcell: A Biography
- Soon to Be a Major Motion Picture
- Smile Please
- Short Stories
- The Rough Guide History of Italy
- The Siege of Venice
- William III & Mary II Partners in Revolution
- Messiah
- La Serenissima: The Story of Venice
Legacy
Jonathan Keates is an English writer, biographer, and novelist known for winning the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and Hawthornden Prize for Allegro Postillions. He has written acclaimed travel books and works on Italy. He taught at City of London School and chaired the Venice in Peril Fund.
Academic Societies
- Royal Society of Literature
In Popular Culture
- He was the teacher of Daniel Radcliffe.
Trivia
- He was the former teacher of Daniel Radcliffe.
- He served as the 3rd Chairman of the Venice in Peril Fund (2013–2022).
- He was a judge for the Booker Prize in 1991.