Grand Prix de Littérature Policière
2 appearances
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Edition 22 (1969) Winner
Josephine Tey
ジョセフィン・テイ
Jōsefin Tei
Aliases:
Elizabeth MacKintosh
Pen Names:
Gordon Daviot（Pen name used for plays and some novels）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1896-07-25 （Inverness）
- Died
- 1952-02-13 （London） age 55
- Nationality
- Scottish
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Inverness, Scotland → London, England
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, playwright, physical training instructor
- Active Years
- 1925-1952
- Influenced By
- John Gielgud
- Influenced
- Val McDermid
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inverness Royal Academy | — | General | — | 幼少期 | Scotland |
| Anstey Physical Training College | — | Physical Training | — | 1914年頃 | England |
Inverness Royal Academy
General
Period:
幼少期
Country:
Scotland
Secondary education
Anstey Physical Training College
Physical Training
Period:
1914年頃
Year of Graduation:
1918
Country:
England
Located in Erdington, Birmingham suburb
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | Dutton Mystery Prize | The Man in the Queue | — | E. P. Dutton | 受賞 |
Dutton Mystery Prize
1929
Work:
The Man in the Queue
Organization:
E. P. Dutton
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Daughter of Time
1951 Crime novelHospital-bound Inspector Alan Grant investigates the Princes in the Tower mystery with help from researchers.
Historical revisionismRoyal intrigueJustice
The Franchise Affair
1948 MysteryA girl accuses a mother and daughter of kidnapping her, based on an 18th-century case.
False accusationSocial prejudice
Adaptations
- [Film] The Franchise Affair / Lawson Billington (1950)
Bibliography
- The Man in the Queue (1929)
- Kif: An Unvarnished History (1929)
- The Daughter of Time (1951)
Adaptations
- Young and Innocent (film, 1937, Alfred Hitchcock)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Psychological subtletyUnconventional mysteriesHistorical insight
- Recurring Motifs
- Identity explorationHistorical re-examinationMilitary themes
Health
-
Liver cancer1951-1952Terminally ill, avoided friends and publicity
Legacy
The Daughter of Time voted greatest crime novel ever; bridged Golden Age to modern crime fiction.
In Popular Culture
- Influenced Val McDermid and others
Trivia
- Intensely private, shunned publicity
- Pen name Josephine Tey from great-great-grandmother
- Estate left to National Trust