James Tait Black Memorial Prizes
1 appearances
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Edition 29 (1947) Winner
Leslie Poles Hartley
レスリー・ポールズ・ハートリー
Resurī Pōruzu Hātorī
Aliases:
L. P. Hartley
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1895-12-30 （Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire）
- Died
- 1972-12-13 （London） age 76
- Nationality
- United Kingdom, England
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Anglicanism
- Residence History
- Fletton Tower, near Peterborough → Venice, Italy → Rutland Gate, London
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, short story writer, book reviewer, editor
- Active Years
- 1924-1972
- Affiliations
- Head of English section of P.E.N., Management council of Society of Authors
- Memberships
- Royal Society of Literature
- Influenced By
- Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry James, Emily Brontë
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrow School | — | English literature | — | 1908-1910 | United Kingdom |
| Balliol College, Oxford | — | Modern History | 第二級優等 | 1915-1921 | United Kingdom |
Harrow School
English literature
Period:
1908-1910
Year of Graduation:
1910
Country:
United Kingdom
Leaf Scholar, prizes in reading and English literature
Balliol College, Oxford
Modern History
Degree:
第二級優等
Period:
1915-1921
Year of Graduation:
1921
Country:
United Kingdom
Interrupted by WWI
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | James Tait Black Memorial Prize | Eustace and Hilda | — | University of Edinburgh | 受賞 |
| 1953 | Heinemann Award | The Go-Between | — | Royal Society of Literature | 受賞 |
| 1956 | Commander of the Order of the British Empire | — | — | British monarch | 受章 |
| 1972 | Companion of Literature | — | — | Royal Society of Literature | 受賞 |
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
1947
Work:
Eustace and Hilda
Organization:
University of Edinburgh
Result:
受賞
Heinemann Award
1953
Work:
The Go-Between
Organization:
Royal Society of Literature
Result:
受賞
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
1956
Organization:
British monarch
Result:
受章
Companion of Literature
1972
Organization:
Royal Society of Literature
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Eustace and Hilda
1947 NovelThe final volume of the Eustace and Hilda trilogy exploring childhood nostalgia and adulthood.
social codesmoral responsibilityfamily relationships
The Go-Between
1953 NovelA story of lost innocence and morality set in Edwardian England.
passion leading to disasterclass differencesmorality
Adaptations
- [Film] The Go-Between / Joseph Losey (1971)
Translations
- Italian, French, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Japanese
Bibliography
- Night Fears (1924)
- Simonetta Perkins (1925)
- The Shrimp and the Anemone (1944)
- The Sixth Heaven (1946)
- Eustace and Hilda (1947)
- The Go-Between (1953)
- The Hireling (1957)
Adaptations
- The Go-Between (1971 film)
- The Hireling (1973 film)
Translations of Works
- The Go-Between translated into Italian, French, Danish, etc.
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- refined prosesymbolismfantasy and horror elements
- Recurring Motifs
- passion leading to disastersocial and personal moralityfamily relationshipsloss of innocence
Health
-
weak heart1917頃Never saw active duty in WWI
-
nervous breakdown1922Interrupted writing
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hypochondria生涯Fear of tetanus and painful death
Legacy
Regarded as a major 20th-century English novelist known for themes of social codes and moral responsibility.
Archives
- John Rylands Library, Manchester
- L. Tom Perry Special Collections, BYU
In Popular Culture
- The Go-Between adapted into 1971 film
- 1991 documentary Bare Heaven
Trivia
- Wrote first story at age 11
- Hypochondriac influenced by mother
- Owned a gondola in Venice
- Conflicts with Virginia Woolf