James Tait Black Memorial Prizes
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Edition 53 (1971) Winner
Julia Namier
ジュリア・ネイミア
Julia Namier
Aliases:
Iulia de Beausobre / Iulia Michaelovna Kazarina / Julia, Lady Namier
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1893-01-01 （Saint Petersburg, Russia）
- Died
- 1977-01-01 （Britain） age 84
- Nationality
- Russian, British
- Languages
- Russian, English
- Religion
- Orthodox Christianity
- Residence History
- Saint Petersburg, Russia → United Kingdom
Career
- Occupations
- writer
- Active Years
- 1938-1977
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | James Tait Black Award | Lewis Namier: A Biography | — | University of Edinburgh | 受賞 |
James Tait Black Award
1971
Work:
Lewis Namier: A Biography
Organization:
University of Edinburgh
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Woman Who Could Not Die
1938 autobiographyAutobiography of her imprisonment in a Soviet concentration camp and escape.
sufferingfaith
Creative Suffering
1940 essayReflections on suffering.
Christian spirituality
Russian Letters of Direction by Macarius the Elder of Optino
1944 translationTranslation of letters by a Russian Orthodox spiritual elder.
spiritual direction
Flame in the Snow
1945 biographyLife of St. Seraphim of Sarov.
hagiography
Lewis Namier: A Biography
1971 biographyBiography of her husband, Lewis Namier.
historian
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- faith-based narrative
- Recurring Motifs
- suffering and redemption
Health
-
concentration camp imprisonment1930年代forced into exile
Legacy
Known as a Russian Christian writer who won a literary prize for her husband's biography.
Trivia
- Her first husband, a Russian diplomat, died persecuted by Communist authorities.
- Ransomed from camp by her former British governess.