Hawthornden Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 13 (1931) Winner
Kate O'Brien
ケイト・オブライエン
Keito Oburaian
Aliases:
Kathleen Mary Louise O'Brien
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1897-12-03 （Limerick City, Ireland）
- Died
- 1974-08-13 （Faversham, Kent, England, UK） age 76
- Nationality
- Irish
- Languages
- English, French
- Religion
- Catholic
- Residence History
- Ireland, Limerick → England, London → Spain, Bilbao → England, Manchester → Ireland, Roundstone, Connemara → England
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Playwright, Activist
- Active Years
- 1926-1974
- Influenced By
- Teresa of Avila
- Influenced
- Emma Donoghue
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel Hill Convent | — | Boarder | — | 幼少期 | Ireland |
| University College Dublin | — | English and French | 学士 | 1910年代 | Ireland |
Laurel Hill Convent
Boarder
Period:
幼少期
Country:
Ireland
Boarded after mother's death at age 5
University College Dublin
English and French
Degree:
学士
Period:
1910年代
Year of Graduation:
1919
Country:
Ireland
Graduated in 1919
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | James Tait Black Prize | Without My Cloak | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1931 | Hawthornden Prize | Without My Cloak | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1953 | Book of the Year by Women Writers Association Ireland | The Flower of May | — | Women Writers Association Ireland | 受賞 |
James Tait Black Prize
1931
Work:
Without My Cloak
Result:
受賞
Hawthornden Prize
1931
Work:
Without My Cloak
Result:
受賞
Book of the Year by Women Writers Association Ireland
1953
Work:
The Flower of May
Organization:
Women Writers Association Ireland
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
James Tait Black Memorial Prizes
1 appearances
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Edition 13 (1931) Winner
Works
Major Works
Without My Cloak
1931 NovelNovel set in Limerick about a Catholic multi-generational family.
FamilyCatholicismWomen's roles
Mary Lavelle
1936 NovelA woman working as governess in Spain explores love and independence. Banned in Ireland and Spain.
Female independenceSexualitySpain
Adaptations
- [Film] Talk of Angels (1998)
The Land of Spices
1941 NovelGrowth of women in convent setting against repression. Banned in Ireland.
CatholicismWomen's oppressionIndependence
That Lady
1946 NovelAnti-fascist novel on Philip II and Princess of Eboli.
Spanish historyPowerLove
Adaptations
- [Film] That Lady (1955)
- [Play] That Lady (1949)
As Music and Splendour
1958 NovelStory of nuns including lesbian themes.
LesbianismCatholicismWomen
Bibliography
- Without My Cloak
- The Ante-Room
- Mary Lavelle
- Pray for the Wanderer
- The Land of Spices
- The Last of Summer
- That Lady
- The Flower of May
- As Music and Splendour
- Distinguished Villa
- Farewell Spain
- Teresa of Avila
- My Ireland
Adaptations
- That Lady (1955 film)
- Talk of Angels (1998 film)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Innovative female charactersEuropean perspectiveCritical realism
- Recurring Motifs
- Female agencySexualityCritique of Irish conservatismAffinity for Spain
Legacy
Major 20th-century Irish novelist, pioneer in feminism and queer representation. Works symbolized censorship, rediscovered in 1980s by feminists.
Archives
- Glucksman Library, University of Limerick
- National Library of Ireland
In Popular Culture
- Mentioned in Brief Encounter (1945) as reserved book
Trivia
- Was lesbian with relationships including life partner Mary O'Neill.
- Books banned in Ireland and Spain.
- Wrote political travelogue supporting Spanish Civil War leftists.