John Llewellyn Rhys Prize
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Edition 9 (1950) Winner
Kenneth Allsop
ケネス・オルソップ
Kenneth Allsop
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1920-01-29 （Holbeck, Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England）
- Died
- 1973-05-23 （West Milton, Dorset, England） age 53
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- broadcaster, author, naturalist
- Active Years
- 1940-1973
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | John Llewellyn Rhys Prize | Adventure Lit Their Star | — | John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Trust | 受賞 |
John Llewellyn Rhys Prize
1950
Work:
Adventure Lit Their Star
Organization:
John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Trust
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Angry Decade
1958 Literary criticism / EssayA survey of 1950s British literature and culture, lamenting the gap between technological triumph and human understanding and arguing for the importance of describing love.
literary criticismsocial critiquehumanity vs technology
Rare Bird
1959 Essay / Non-fictionA collection of essays on nature and humanity, interweaving natural observation with personal recollection.
nature observationpersonal memory
Hard Travellin': The Hobo and his History
1967 Non-fiction / Social historyA non-fiction study tracing the culture and history of the hobo, focusing on labor history and the lives of itinerant people.
labor historymobility and vagrancysocial history
In the Country
1973 Nature essaysEssays on nature and country life, containing evocative observational pieces published near the end of his life.
rural lifeconservationobservation
Bibliography
- The Sun Himself Must Die (1949)
- Silver Flame (1950)
- The Daybreak Edition (1951)
- The Last Voyages of the Mayflower (1955)
- The Angry Decade (1958)
- Rare Bird (1959)
- Question of Obscenity (1960, with Robert Pitman)
- The Bootleggers (1961)
- Adventure Lit Their Star (1949)
- Scan (1965, collected journalism)
- Strip Jack Naked (1972)
- Harriet Beecher Stowe (1971)
- Hard Travellin': The Hobo and his History (1967)
- In the Country (1973, reissued 2013)
- Letters to his Daughter (1974, posthumous)
- One and All: Two Years in the Chilterns (1991, posthumous)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- journalistic essay styledetailed nature observationfrank and sometimes acerbic social critique
- Recurring Motifs
- nature and the wildtravel and mobilitythe gap between humanity and technology
Health
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leg amputation (war injury)第二次世界大戦後から生涯にかけてSuffered constant pain after the amputation; affected daily life and writing.
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barbiturate overdose (recorded as cause of death)1973年（死去時）Listed as brought about by an overdose of barbiturates in the inquest (open verdict).
Legacy
A British broadcaster, essayist and naturalist remembered for his broadcasting and nature writing. The Kenneth Allsop Memorial Trust acquired and manages Steep Holm as a nature reserve; his name endures through the Allsop Gallery and past essay competitions.
Museums
- Allsop Gallery (in Bridport Arts Centre) Bridport Arts Centre, Bridport, Dorset, England
Archives
- Kenneth Allsop Memorial Trust archives
In Popular Culture
- Regular reporter and guest on BBC current affairs and naturalist radio programmes
Quotes
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In this technologically triumphant age, when the rockets begin to scream up towards the moon but the human mind seems at an even greater distance, anger has a limited use. Love has a wider application, and it is that which needs describing wherever it can be found so that we may all recognise it and learn its use.
Source: The Angry Decade (1958) (1958)
Trivia
- Served in the RAF in World War II and had a leg amputated after an assault-course injury.
- Served as Rector of the University of Edinburgh from 1969 to 1972.
- The Kenneth Allsop Memorial Trust purchased Steep Holm in 1976 and runs it as a nature reserve.
- The Sunday Times ran the Kenneth Allsop Memorial Essay Competition annually until 1986.