Carnegie Medal for Writing
1 appearances
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Edition 38 (1973) Winner
Penelope Lively
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Penelope Lively
Aliases:
Penelope Margaret Lively / Dame Penelope Lively
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1933-03-17 （Cairo, Egypt）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Cairo, Egypt (birthplace) → London, UK (current)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Novelist, Children's author
- Active Years
- 1970-2024
- Affiliations
- Royal Society of Literature (FRSL), Friends of the British Library
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
- Nominations
- Booker Prize shortlist (1977, The Road to Lichfield), Booker Prize shortlist (1984, According to Mark)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Anne's College, Oxford | — | History | — | 1952-1956 | United Kingdom |
St Anne's College, Oxford
History
Period:
1952-1956
Year of Graduation:
1956
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Carnegie Medal | The Ghost of Thomas Kempe | 児童書 | Library Association | 受賞 |
| 1976 | Whitbread Children's Book Award | A Stitch in Time | — | Whitbread | 受賞 |
| 1987 | Booker Prize | Moon Tiger | — | Booker Prize Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1989 | Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) | — | — | UK Government | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) | — | — | UK Government | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) | — | — | UK Government | 受賞 |
Carnegie Medal
1973
Work:
The Ghost of Thomas Kempe
Category:
児童書
Organization:
Library Association
Result:
受賞
Whitbread Children's Book Award
1976
Work:
A Stitch in Time
Organization:
Whitbread
Result:
受賞
Booker Prize
1987
Work:
Moon Tiger
Organization:
Booker Prize Foundation
Result:
受賞
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
1989
Organization:
UK Government
Result:
受賞
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
2001
Organization:
UK Government
Result:
受賞
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
2012
Organization:
UK Government
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Costa Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 6 (1976) Winner
Booker Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 19 (1987) Winner
Works
Major Works
Moon Tiger
1987 NovelA dying woman's reflections on her tempestuous life, exploring memory and history.
memoryhistorypersonal histories
The Ghost of Thomas Kempe
1973 Children's fantasyA modern boy encounters the ghost of a 17th-century sorcerer.
past and presenthistoryfantasy
The Road to Lichfield
1977 NovelA woman uncovers family secrets and the past.
familymemory
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Close attention to the power of memoryImpact of the past upon the presentTensions between official and personal histories
- Recurring Motifs
- memorytimehistory
Legacy
Acclaimed British writer of children's and adult fiction, winner of the Booker Prize, known for exploring memory and history from her unique Egyptian childhood perspective.
Trivia
- Born in Cairo, Egypt to British parents.
- Married to political scientist Jack Lively.
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.