Nestlé Smarties Book Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 20 (2004) Bronze Prize
Mal Peet
マル・ピート
Maru Pīto
Aliases:
Malcolm Charles Peet
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1947-10-05 （North Walsham, Norfolk）
- Died
- 2015-03-02 age 67
- Nationality
- England, United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- North Walsham, Norfolk → Exmouth, Devon
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Illustrator
- Active Years
- 2003-2015
- Affiliations
- Walker Books
- Nominations
- Booktrust Teenage Prize shortlist - The Penalty
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paston School | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| University of Warwick | — | English and American Literature | M.A. | — | United Kingdom |
Paston School
Country:
United Kingdom
University of Warwick
English and American Literature
Degree:
M.A.
Country:
United Kingdom
Attended for one year, graduated later with M.A.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Branford Boase Award | Keeper | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Carnegie Medal | Tamar | — | CILIP | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Guardian Prize | Exposure | — | The Guardian | 受賞 |
Branford Boase Award
2004
Work:
Keeper
Result:
受賞
Carnegie Medal
2005
Work:
Tamar
Organization:
CILIP
Result:
受賞
Guardian Prize
2009
Work:
Exposure
Organization:
The Guardian
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Carnegie Medal for Writing
1 appearances
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Edition 70 (2005) Winner
Guardian Children's Fiction Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 45 (2009) Winner
Works
Major Works
Keeper
2003 Young adult fictionA novel featuring fictional South American sports journalist Paul Faustino and football.
FootballIdentity
Tamar
2005 Historical fictionWorld War II novel and family mystery set in Nazi-occupied Netherlands and England.
WarFamily
Exposure
2008 Young adult fictionModern re-telling of Shakespeare's Othello.
JealousyFootball
Life: An Exploded Diagram
2011 Semi-autobiographical novelHis last book for young readers.
Bibliography
- Cloud Tea Monkeys
- Keeper
- Tamar
- The Penalty
- Exposure
- Life: An Exploded Diagram
- The Murdstone Trilogy
- Beck
- The Family Tree
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Refusal to submit to categoriesWhimsical alchemy of genres
- Recurring Motifs
- FootballFictional journalist Paul Faustino
Health
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Cancer晩年Died on 2 March 2015 aged 67
Legacy
Known for young adult fiction, winner of Carnegie Medal, Guardian Prize, etc. Innovative style blending genres.
Quotes
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I see genres as generating sets of rules or conventions that are only interesting when they are subverted or used to disguise the author’s intent.
Source: Interview -
Writing is a form of licensed madness.
Source: The Guardian (2009)
Trivia
- Grew up on a council estate in Norfolk.
- Started writing novels at age 52.
- Co-wrote with wife Elspeth Graham.