Duff Cooper Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 59 (2014) Winner
Patrick McGuinness
パトリック・マクギネス
Patrick McGuinness
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1968-01-01 （Tunisia）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English, French
- Residence History
- Belgium (childhood) → Venezuela (residence) → Iran (residence) → Romania (residence) → United Kingdom (mainly) → Tunisia (birth) → Oxford (residence/work)
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Novelist, Academic, Literary critic
- Active Years
- 1998-
- Affiliations
- St Anne's College, Oxford, Jesus College, Oxford, The Queen's College, Oxford, Magdalen College, Oxford, University of Warwick (teaching), University of Oxford (professorship)
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL), Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales
- Influenced By
- T. E. Hulme, Stéphane Mallarmé, Maurice Maeterlinck
- Influenced
- Lynette Roberts (revival and editing brought renewed attention)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Cambridge | English Language and Literature | English | BA | 在学期間不明 | United Kingdom |
| University of York | American Studies | American Studies | MA | 在学期間不明 | United Kingdom |
| University of Oxford | French theatre (DPhil) | Comparative/French Literature | DPhil | 在学期間不明 | United Kingdom |
University of Cambridge
English Language and Literature
/ English
Degree:
BA
Period:
在学期間不明
Year of Graduation:
1990
Country:
United Kingdom
BA in English Language and Literature
University of York
American Studies
/ American Studies
Degree:
MA
Period:
在学期間不明
Year of Graduation:
1992
Country:
United Kingdom
Focused on Ezra Pound and French Symbolism
University of Oxford
French theatre (DPhil)
/ Comparative/French Literature
Degree:
DPhil
Period:
在学期間不明
Year of Graduation:
1998
Country:
United Kingdom
DPhil on French theatre
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Eric Gregory Award | — | — | Eric Gregory Award (administered by Society of Authors) | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Levinson Prize | — | — | Chicago/Poetry Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Roland Mathias Prize (shortlist) | The Canals of Mars | — | Roland Mathias Prize organization | ショートリスト |
| 2006 | The Poetry Business competition | 19th Century Blues | — | The Poetry Business | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Palmes Académiques | — | — | French government | 叙勲 |
| 2011 | Costa Book Awards (shortlist) | The Last Hundred Days | First Novel（推定） | Costa Book Awards | ショートリスト |
| 2011 | Man Booker Prize (longlist) | The Last Hundred Days | — | Man Booker Prize | ロングリスト |
| 2012 | Wales Book of the Year | The Last Hundred Days | — | Wales Book of the Year | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Prix du Premier Roman Etranger | Les Cent Derniers Jours (French translation of The Last Hundred Days) | — | French literary prize organization | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Duff Cooper Prize | Other People's Countries | — | Duff Cooper Prize | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Wales Book of the Year | Other People's Countries | — | Wales Book of the Year | 受賞 |
| 2016 | R. H. Gapper Book Prize | Poetry and Radical Politics in Fin de Siècle France | French Studies | R. H. Gapper Book Prize (French Studies) | 受賞 |
| 2020 | Encore Award | Throw Me to the Wolves | — | Royal Society of Literature | 受賞 |
| 2023 | Prix Triennal du Rayonnement des Lettres Belges (Prix Léo Beeckman) | — | — | Belgian literary organization | 受賞 |
| 2024 | Scott Moncrieff Prize (Translation) | The Day's Ration (Selected Poems of Gilles Ortlieb, translated with Stephen Romer) | Translation | Scott Moncrieff Prize | 受賞 |
| 2024 | PEN Heaney Prize (shortlisted) | Blood Feather | — | English PEN | ショートリスト |
Eric Gregory Award
1998
Organization:
Eric Gregory Award (administered by Society of Authors)
Result:
受賞
Levinson Prize
2001
Organization:
Chicago/Poetry Foundation
Result:
受賞
Roland Mathias Prize (shortlist)
2005
Work:
The Canals of Mars
Organization:
Roland Mathias Prize organization
Result:
ショートリスト
The Poetry Business competition
2006
Work:
19th Century Blues
Organization:
The Poetry Business
Result:
受賞
Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Palmes Académiques
2009
Organization:
French government
Result:
叙勲
Costa Book Awards (shortlist)
2011
Work:
The Last Hundred Days
Category:
First Novel（推定）
Organization:
Costa Book Awards
Result:
ショートリスト
Man Booker Prize (longlist)
2011
Work:
The Last Hundred Days
Organization:
Man Booker Prize
Result:
ロングリスト
Wales Book of the Year
2012
Work:
The Last Hundred Days
Organization:
Wales Book of the Year
Result:
受賞
Prix du Premier Roman Etranger
2012
Work:
Les Cent Derniers Jours (French translation of The Last Hundred Days)
Organization:
French literary prize organization
Result:
受賞
Duff Cooper Prize
2014
Work:
Other People's Countries
Organization:
Duff Cooper Prize
Result:
受賞
Wales Book of the Year
2015
Work:
Other People's Countries
Organization:
Wales Book of the Year
Result:
受賞
R. H. Gapper Book Prize
2016
Work:
Poetry and Radical Politics in Fin de Siècle France
Category:
French Studies
Organization:
R. H. Gapper Book Prize (French Studies)
Result:
受賞
Encore Award
2020
Work:
Throw Me to the Wolves
Organization:
Royal Society of Literature
Result:
受賞
Prix Triennal du Rayonnement des Lettres Belges (Prix Léo Beeckman)
2023
Organization:
Belgian literary organization
Result:
受賞
Scott Moncrieff Prize (Translation)
2024
Work:
The Day's Ration (Selected Poems of Gilles Ortlieb, translated with Stephen Romer)
Category:
Translation
Organization:
Scott Moncrieff Prize
Result:
受賞
PEN Heaney Prize (shortlisted)
2024
Work:
Blood Feather
Organization:
English PEN
Result:
ショートリスト
Awards & Nominations
Encore Award
1 appearances
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Edition 28 (2020) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Canals of Mars
2004 PoetryFirst collection of poems, featuring symbolic and image-rich language across varied subjects.
SymbolismMemoryLandscape
Translations
- Italian translation: I canali di Marte
The Last Hundred Days
2011 NovelA novel set around the fall of Ceaușescu's regime in Romania, intertwining historical events with personal perspectives.
HistoryMemoryCollapse of power
Translations
- French translation: Les Cent Derniers Jours
Other People's Countries: A Journey into Memory
2014 Memoir / Non-fictionA memoir tracing childhood memories in Bouillon, Belgium, exploring family history and the nature of memory across borders.
MemoryChildhoodMigration and borders
Throw Me to the Wolves
2019 Novel (fiction)A fictionalised account inspired by the 2010 Joanna Yeates murder and the wrongful suspicion cast on teacher Christopher Jefferies, who was the author's teacher in Bristol.
Media and misidentificationJusticeMemory
Blood Feather
2023 PoetryA recent poetry collection continuing explorations of personal and historical memory and imagery; shortlisted for the PEN Heaney Prize in 2024.
MemoryImageryHistory
Bibliography
- T. E. Hulme: Selected Writings (editor, 1998/2003)
- New Poetries II (contributor, 1999)
- Maurice Maeterlinck and the Making of Modern Theatre (1999)
- Symbolism, Decadence and the 'Fin de Siècle' (editor, 2000)
- Anthologie de la Poésie Symboliste et Décadente (editor, 2001)
- For Anatole's Tomb (translation, 2003)
- The Canals of Mars (poetry, 2004)
- 19th Century Blues (poetry, 2007)
- Jilted City (poetry, 2010)
- The Last Hundred Days (novel, 2011)
- Other People's Countries: A Journey into Memory (memoir, 2014)
- Poetry and Radical Politics in Fin de Siècle France (academic, 2015)
- Throw Me to the Wolves (novel, 2019)
- Real Oxford (essays, 2021)
- Blood Feather (poetry, 2023)
- Ghost Stations: Essays and Branchlines (essays, 2025)
Translations by Author
- For Anatole's Tomb (translation of Stéphane Mallarmé, Carcanet, 2003)
- The Day's Ration (Selected Poems of Gilles Ortlieb, translated with Stephen Romer, 2024)
Translations of Works
- Les Cent Derniers Jours (French translation of The Last Hundred Days)
- I canali di Marte (Italian translation of The Canals of Mars)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Comparative literature perspectiveInterest in SymbolismPrecise, image-focused poetic language
- Recurring Motifs
- MemoryChildhoodRelationship between history and the individualMedia and justice
Legacy
Recognised across comparative literature and creative writing, he has made significant contributions to French studies, symbolism scholarship, British contemporary poetry and fiction. His work as an academic, translator and creative writer has earned him fellowships in the Royal Society of Literature and the Learned Society of Wales.
Academic Societies
- Royal Society of Literature (Fellow)
- Learned Society of Wales (Fellow)
In Popular Culture
- The novel Throw Me to the Wolves, based on a real case, contributed to public discussions about media and justice.
Quotes
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"(On Lynette Roberts) 'She might fairly be claimed to be our greatest female war poet.'"
Source: Patrick McGuinness (essays/reviews, e.g. TLS) (2005)
Trivia
- Born in Tunisia in 1968 to a Belgian mother and an English father of Irish descent.
- Works as poet, critic, translator and is a professor of French and comparative literature at the University of Oxford.
- Has two children.
- Has been awarded French honours including Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and Chevalier of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques.