Somerset Maugham Award
1 appearances
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Edition 0 (1948) Winner
Percy Howard Newby
パーシー・ハワード・ニュービー
Pāshī Hawādo Nyūbī
Aliases:
P. H. Newby
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1918-06-25 （Crowborough, Sussex, England）
- Died
- 1997-09-06 （Garsington, England） age 79
- Nationality
- British, English
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Crowborough, Sussex → Cheltenham → Cairo, Egypt → London
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Broadcasting administrator, Managing director of BBC Radio, English literature teacher
- Active Years
- 1945-1995
- Affiliations
- BBC
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanley Castle Grammar School | — | General Education | — | — | United Kingdom |
| St Paul's College of Education | — | Faculty of Education | — | — | United Kingdom |
Hanley Castle Grammar School
General Education
Country:
United Kingdom
Worcestershire
St Paul's College of Education
Faculty of Education
Country:
United Kingdom
Cheltenham (now University of Gloucestershire)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Booker Prize | Something to Answer For | — | Booker Prize Foundation | Winner |
| 1948 | Somerset Maugham Prize | A Journey to the Interior | — | Royal Society of Literature | Winner |
| 1946 | Atlantic Award | — | — | Atlantic Award in Literature | Winner |
| 1972 | Commander of the Order of the British Empire | — | — | British Monarchy | Recipient |
Booker Prize
1969
Work:
Something to Answer For
Organization:
Booker Prize Foundation
Result:
Winner
Somerset Maugham Prize
1948
Work:
A Journey to the Interior
Organization:
Royal Society of Literature
Result:
Winner
Atlantic Award
1946
Organization:
Atlantic Award in Literature
Result:
Winner
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
1972
Organization:
British Monarchy
Result:
Recipient
Awards & Nominations
Booker Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1969) Winner
Works
Major Works
Something to Answer For
1968 NovelWinner of the first Booker Prize in 1969, set amid the chaos following the Iranian Revolution.
Political turmoilMemoryResponsibility
Picnic at Sakkara
1955 NovelFirst novel in the Anglo-Egyptian comic trilogy.
EgyptComedyCultural clash
A Journey to the Interior
1945 NovelHis first novel.
IntrospectionAdventure
Bibliography
- A Journey to the Interior (1945)
- The Spirit of Jem (1947)
- Agents and Witnesses (1947)
- Mariner Dances (1948)
- The Loot Runners (1949)
- The Snow Pasture (1949)
- The Young May Moon (1950)
- A Season in England (1951)
- A Step to Silence (1952)
- The Retreat (1953)
- Picnic at Sakkara (1955)
- Revolution and Roses (1957)
- Ten Miles From Anywhere (1958)
- A Guest and His Going (1960)
- The Barbary Light (1962)
- One of the Founders (1965)
- Something to Answer For (1968)
- A Lot to Ask (1973)
- Kith (1977)
- Feelings Have Changed (1981)
- Leaning in the Wind (1986)
- Coming in with the Tide (1991)
- Something About Women (1995)
Translations by Author
- The Egypt Story (1979)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Refined proseDeep psychological insight
- Recurring Motifs
- EgyptPoliticsHuman relationships
Legacy
One of the best English novelists of the second half of the 20th century, first winner of the Booker Prize, and notable BBC administrator.
Quotes
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P. H. Newby was one of the best English novelists of the second half of the century.
Source: Obituary by Anthony Thwaite (1997)
Trivia
- First winner of the Booker Prize
- Increased classical music on BBC Radio 3