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Oliver Soden

おりばー・そーでん

Oribā Sōden

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1990
Nationality
United Kingdom
Languages
English

Career

Occupations
writer, journalist, broadcaster
Active Years
2019-2024
Nominations
Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography shortlist (Michael Tippett: The Biography)

Education

Lancing College
Country: United Kingdom
Clare College, Cambridge
Country: United Kingdom

Awards

Royal Philharmonic Society Storytelling Award
2019
Work: Michael Tippett: The Biography
Organization: Royal Philharmonic Society
Result: winner
Somerset Maugham Award
2019
Work: Michael Tippett: The Biography
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Michael Tippett: The Biography

2019 Biography

Authorized biography of the English composer Michael Tippett, well-received by critics.

Jeoffry the Poet's Cat

2020 Biography

Purported biography of the 18th-century cat Jeoffry that kept poet Christopher Smart company in asylums.

Masquerade

2023 Biography

First major biography of Noël Coward in 30 years.

Legacy

Known as a biographer highly regarded by critics.