James Tait Black Memorial Prizes
1 appearances
-
Edition 17 (1935) Winner
Leopold Hamilton Myers
レオポルド・ハミルトン・マイヤーズ
Reoporudo Hamiruton Maiyāzu
Aliases:
Leo Myers / Leo Hamilton Myers
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1881-09-06 （Cambridge, England）
- Died
- 1944-04-07 （Marlow-on-Thames, England） age 62
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- novelist
- Active Years
- 1908-1944
- Influenced By
- Frederic William Henry Myers
- Influenced
- George Orwell
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eton College | — | — | — | — | England |
| Trinity College, Cambridge | — | — | — | — | England |
Eton College
Country:
England
Trinity College, Cambridge
Country:
England
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | James Tait Black Memorial Prize | The Root and the Flower | fiction | University of Edinburgh | 受賞 |
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
1935
Work:
The Root and the Flower
Category:
fiction
Organization:
University of Edinburgh
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Root and the Flower
1935 historical novelA trilogy/tetralogy set in India during the time of Akbar.
Indian cultureintellectual concerns
Bibliography
- Arvat (1908)
- The Orissers (1922)
- Clio (1925)
- The Near and the Far (1929)
- Prince Jali (1931)
- Rajah Amar (1935)
- Strange Glory (1936)
- The Pool Of Vishnu (1940)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- polished styleintellectual exploration of India
- Recurring Motifs
- cultural conflictsphilosophical themes
Health
-
depression晩年Led to suicide
Legacy
Known for winning the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, on the edge of the Bloomsbury group.
In Popular Culture
- Daughter EQ Nicholson was a designer
Trivia
- Father was the writer Frederic Myers.
- Wife was American Elsie Palmer, friend of John Singer Sargent.
- Wrote about India without visiting it.
- Provided anonymous loan to George Orwell for Morocco trip.