Hawthornden Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 34 (1966) Winner
Michael Frayn
マイケル・フレイン
Maikeru Furein
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1933-09-08 （Mill Hill, Middlesex）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English, Russian
- Religion
- Secular
- Residence History
- London, Mill Hill → Surrey, Ewell → London, Petersham
Career
- Occupations
- reporter, columnist, novelist, playwright, screenwriter
- Active Years
- 1962-2025
- Affiliations
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL), Honorary Associate of the National Secular Society
- Memberships
- Royal Society of Literature
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston Grammar School | — | Unknown | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Joint Services School for Linguists | — | Russian | — | 国家服務中 | United Kingdom |
| Emmanuel College, Cambridge | Moral Sciences | Philosophy | BA | 1955-1957 | United Kingdom |
Kingston Grammar School
Unknown
Country:
United Kingdom
Joint Services School for Linguists
Russian
Period:
国家服務中
Country:
United Kingdom
National Service
Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Moral Sciences
/ Philosophy
Degree:
BA
Period:
1955-1957
Year of Graduation:
1957
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Somerset Maugham Award | The Tin Men | — | Society of Authors | 受賞 |
| 1976 | Laurence Olivier Award | Donkeys' Years | 年間最優秀コメディ | — | 受賞 |
| 1982 | Laurence Olivier Award | Noises Off | 年間最優秀コメディ | — | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Tony Award | Copenhagen | 最優秀戯曲 | — | 受賞 |
| 2002 | Whitbread Prize | Spies | 小説部門 | — | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Commonwealth Writers' Prize | Spies | ヨーロッパ・南アジア最優秀作品 | — | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Golden PEN Award | — | — | English PEN | 受賞 |
Somerset Maugham Award
1966
Work:
The Tin Men
Organization:
Society of Authors
Result:
受賞
Laurence Olivier Award
1976
Work:
Donkeys' Years
Category:
年間最優秀コメディ
Result:
受賞
Laurence Olivier Award
1982
Work:
Noises Off
Category:
年間最優秀コメディ
Result:
受賞
Tony Award
2000
Work:
Copenhagen
Category:
最優秀戯曲
Result:
受賞
Whitbread Prize
2002
Work:
Spies
Category:
小説部門
Result:
受賞
Commonwealth Writers' Prize
2003
Work:
Spies
Category:
ヨーロッパ・南アジア最優秀作品
Result:
受賞
Golden PEN Award
2003
Organization:
English PEN
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Somerset Maugham Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 0 (1966) Winner
Costa Book Awards
1 appearances
-
Edition 32 (2002) Winner
St. Louis Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 39 (2006) Winner
Works
Major Works
Noises Off
1982 FarceA farce depicting the backstage chaos of a theater troupe.
backstagechaoscomedy
Adaptations
- [Film] Noises Off / Peter Bogdanovich (1992)
Copenhagen
1998 Historical dramaDepicts the 1941 meeting between Niels Bohr and Werner Heisenberg.
quantum mechanicsethicswar
Spies
2002 Historical fictionA boy's recollection during World War II.
warsecretschildhood
Headlong
1999 Philosophical fictionA story around a lost Bruegel painting.
artphilosophy
Bibliography
- The Tin Men (1965)
- The Russian Interpreter (1966)
- Towards the End of the Morning (1967)
- Noises Off (1982)
- Copenhagen (1998)
- Spies (2002)
Translations by Author
- Translations of Anton Chekhov works
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- satiricalhumorousphilosophical
- Recurring Motifs
- uncertaintyhuman behaviorhistorical events
Legacy
Prominent English playwright and novelist successful in both farce and serious drama.
Trivia
- Declined CBE and knighthood.
- Married to biographer Claire Tomalin.