Costa Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 19 (1989) Winner
Lindsay Clarke
リンゼイ・クラーク
Rindzei Kurāku
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1939-01-01 （Halifax, West Yorkshire, England）
- Nationality
- United Kingdom, British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Halifax, England → Akim-Oda, Ghana → United States → Cardiff, Wales
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, teacher, creative writing lecturer
- Active Years
- 1987-
- Affiliations
- Cardiff University, The Pushkin Trust, Arvon Foundation
- Nominations
- David Higham First Novel Award shortlist (Sunday Whiteman)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Grammar School | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| King's College, Cambridge | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
Heath Grammar School
Country:
United Kingdom
King's College, Cambridge
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Whitbread Prize | The Chymical Wedding | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Fiction Uncovered | The Water Theatre | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Civil List Pension | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Whitbread Prize
1989
Work:
The Chymical Wedding
Result:
受賞
Fiction Uncovered
2011
Work:
The Water Theatre
Result:
受賞
Civil List Pension
2014
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Chymical Wedding
1989 historical fictionA novel partly inspired by the life of Mary Anne Atwood, involving alchemy.
alchemyimaginationmysticism
The Water Theatre
2010 novelA huge novel in scope, energy, and heart, beautiful and thought-provoking.
imaginationmythconsciousness
Bibliography
- Sunday Whiteman (1987)
- The Chymical Wedding (1989)
- Alice's Masque (1994)
- Parzival and the Stone from Heaven (2001)
- The Water Theatre (2010)
- Troy Quartet: A Prince of Troy (2019), The War at Troy (2004), The Spoils of Troy (2019), The Return from Troy (2005)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- rich imaginationmythic elements
- Recurring Motifs
- imaginationmythnature
Legacy
A British novelist passionate about the power of creative imagination.
Trivia
- Passionately believes in the power of the creative imagination.