British Book Awards (The Nibbies)
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (1992) Winner
Mark Shand
マーク・シャンド
Māku Shando
Aliases:
Mark Roland Shand
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1951-06-28 （London）
- Died
- 2014-04-23 （New York City） age 62
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown （Baptismal Name: Unknown）
- Residence History
- London, England → Rome, Italy
Career
- Occupations
- Travel writer, Conservationist
- Active Years
- 1987-2014
- Affiliations
- Elephant Family, Royal Geographical Society, Anti-Slavery International
- Memberships
- Royal Geographical Society
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Ronan's School | — | Unknown | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Milton Abbey School | — | Unknown | — | — | United Kingdom |
St. Ronan's School
Unknown
Country:
United Kingdom
School in Kent
Milton Abbey School
Unknown
Country:
United Kingdom
Expelled for allegedly smoking cannabis
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | British Book Awards | Travels on My Elephant | Travel Writer of the Year | British Book Awards | won |
| 1996 | Prix Littéraire d'Amis | Queen of the Elephants | — | Unknown | won |
| 2014 | Conservationist of the Year | — | Fragile Rhino | The Perfect World Foundation | awarded (posthumous) |
British Book Awards
1992
Work:
Travels on My Elephant
Category:
Travel Writer of the Year
Organization:
British Book Awards
Result:
won
Prix Littéraire d'Amis
1996
Work:
Queen of the Elephants
Organization:
Unknown
Result:
won
Conservationist of the Year
2014
Category:
Fragile Rhino
Organization:
The Perfect World Foundation
Result:
awarded (posthumous)
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Skulduggery
1987 Travel literatureBased on an expedition to Irian Jaya in Indonesia.
adventureIndonesia
Travels on My Elephant
1992 Travel literatureAccount of a 600-mile journey across India on an elephant named Tara. Bestseller.
elephantsIndiaadventure
Queen of the Elephants
1996 Biography/Travel literatureStory of Parbati Barua, the first female mahout in recent times in Kaziranga.
elephantsIndian culture
Adaptations
- [Documentary] Queen of the Elephants
River Dog: A Journey Down the Brahmaputra
2003 Travel literatureA journey down the Brahmaputra River.
Indiariver journey
Bibliography
- Skulduggery (1987)
- Travels on My Elephant (1992)
- Queen of the Elephants (1996)
- River Dog: A Journey Down the Brahmaputra (2003)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Adventurous narrativeIndo-nostalgicHumorous anecdotes
- Recurring Motifs
- Asian elephantsIndian cultureHinduismconservation
Health
-
Head injury2014-04-23Caused by fall, led to death
Legacy
Renowned conservationist for Asian elephants, co-founder of Elephant Family, brother of Queen Camilla. Memorial funds and awards established posthumously.
In Popular Culture
- Noted as brother of Queen Camilla
- Featured in BBC and National Geographic documentaries
Trivia
- Brother of Queen Camilla
- Dated Caroline Kennedy in the mid-1970s
- Adventure with elephant Tara inspired the Elephant Family charity
- Expelled from Milton Abbey School for cannabis use