PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel
1 appearances
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Edition 28 (2003) Runner-up
Jonathan Tel
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Jonathan Tel
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- United Kingdom (resided) → United States (resided) → Asia and the Middle East (extensive travel/residence)
Career
- Occupations
- fiction writer, poet, critic
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford University | — | — | M.S., Ph.D. | — | United States |
| University of Cambridge (Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics) | — | Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (graduate studies) | — | — | United Kingdom |
Stanford University
Degree:
M.S., Ph.D.
Country:
United States
Earned an M.S. in Theoretical Physics and a Ph.D. in Philosophy and History of Science
University of Cambridge (Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics)
Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (graduate studies)
Country:
United Kingdom
Graduate studies in quantum physics and general relativity
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | V.S. Pritchett Prize | The Human Phonograph (short story) | — | Royal Society of Literature | winner |
| — | Sunday Times Short Story Award (EFG Fiction Award) | The Human Phonograph (short story) | — | The Sunday Times | winner |
| 2015 | Commonwealth Short Story Prize | The Human Phonograph (short story) | — | Commonwealth Writers | winner |
| 2018 | Fellowship in Fiction (National Endowment for the Arts) | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | awardee |
| — | PEN/Hemingway Award (finalist) | — | — | Hemingway Foundation / PEN | finalist |
V.S. Pritchett Prize
2015
Work:
The Human Phonograph (short story)
Organization:
Royal Society of Literature
Result:
winner
Sunday Times Short Story Award (EFG Fiction Award)
Work:
The Human Phonograph (short story)
Organization:
The Sunday Times
Result:
winner
Commonwealth Short Story Prize
2015
Work:
The Human Phonograph (short story)
Organization:
Commonwealth Writers
Result:
winner
Fellowship in Fiction (National Endowment for the Arts)
2018
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
awardee
PEN/Hemingway Award (finalist)
Organization:
Hemingway Foundation / PEN
Result:
finalist
Awards & Nominations
Commonwealth Short Story Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (2015) Winner
Works
Major Works
Scratching the Head of Chairman Mao
2020 novel-in-storiesA novel-in-stories set in China exploring power, desire and the intersections of personal lives with history.
powerhistoryidentity
The Beijing of Possibilities
2009 short story collectionA collection of short stories set in Beijing focusing on characters confronting possibility and uncertainty.
othernessurban lifechange
Freud's Alphabet
2003 novelA novel set in Vienna and London that examines psychoanalysis, memory and cultural intersections.
psychoanalysismemorycultural intersections
Arafat's Elephant
2002 short story collectionA collection of stories set in Jerusalem portraying the intersections of politics and everyday life.
conflictpoliticspersonal lives
Bibliography
- Arafat's Elephant
- Freud's Alphabet
- The Beijing of Possibilities
- Scratching the Head of Chairman Mao
Translations of Works
- Works have been translated into eight languages
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- observational and precise descriptionrealism with interest in history and politics
- Recurring Motifs
- cities (Beijing, Vienna, London, Jerusalem)memory and the influence of the pasttension between science/knowledge and humanity
Legacy
Jonathan Tel is internationally recognized for both short fiction and longer works, having won several short-story prizes and fellowships. Known for a distinctive perspective informed by a scientific background, he writes about cities, history and politics.
Academic Societies
- Royal Society of Literature (awarding organization)
Trivia
- Unusual background as a writer with an M.S. in theoretical physics and a Ph.D. in philosophy and history of science.
- Many works are set in China, Vienna, London and Jerusalem.
- Works are reported to have been translated into eight languages.