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Edition 51 (2006) Winner
Kevin Brooks
ケヴィン・ブルックス
Kevin Brooks
Aliases:
Kevin M. Brooks
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1959-03-30 （Pinhoe, Exeter, England）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- Writer
- Active Years
- 2002-2024
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter School | — | — | — | 11歳時 | United Kingdom |
| Aston University | — | Psychology and Philosophy | — | — | United Kingdom |
Exeter School
Period:
11歳時
Country:
United Kingdom
Felt estranged from pupils from better-off families and took solace in fiction
Aston University
Psychology and Philosophy
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Carnegie Medal | The Bunker Diary | 児童・ヤングアダルト部門 | Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals | 受賞 |
| 2004 | Branford Boase Award | Martyn Pig | 新人作家部門 | — | 受賞 |
Carnegie Medal
2014
Work:
The Bunker Diary
Category:
児童・ヤングアダルト部門
Organization:
Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals
Result:
受賞
Branford Boase Award
2004
Work:
Martyn Pig
Category:
新人作家部門
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Angus Book Award
2 appearances
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Edition 12 (2007) Winner
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Edition 17 (2012) Winner
Carnegie Medal for Writing
1 appearances
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Edition 79 (2014) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Bunker Diary
2013 Young adult fictionA diary of a boy held captive in a bunker, exploring despair and survival.
captivitydespairsurvival
Martyn Pig
2002 Young adult fictionA boy discovers his father's body and navigates the aftermath.
familyviolencemorality
iBoy
2010 Young adult fictionA boy gains superpowers from nanotechnology embedded in his brain after an attack.
technologyrevengeviolence
Adaptations
- [Film] iBoy / Stewart Satterfield (2017)
Bibliography
- Martyn Pig
- Lucas
- Kissing the Rain
- Bloodline
- Candy
- I See You Baby
- The Road of the Dead
- Being
- Black Rabbit Summer
- Killing God
- iBoy
- Naked '76
- The Bunker Diary
- The Devil's Angel
- Dumb Chocolate Eyes
- Five Hundred Miles
- Born Scared
- Dogchild
- See Through Me
- Bad Castro
- Long Road
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Dark, gritty realismSuspenseful first-person narratives
- Recurring Motifs
- violencelossalienationtechnology and humanity
Legacy
British YA author renowned for winning the Carnegie Medal with the controversial The Bunker Diary, known for gritty explorations of dark themes in young adult fiction.