Costa Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (1979) Winner
Penelope Mortimer
ペネロピ・モーティマー
Penelope Mortimer
Aliases:
Penelope Ruth Fletcher / Penelope Dimont
Pen Names:
Penelope Dimont（Used for the novel Johanna）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1918-09-19 （Rhyl, Flintshire, Wales）
- Died
- 1999-10-19 （Kensington, London） age 81
- Nationality
- British, Welsh
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Anglican
- Residence History
- Rhyl, Wales → London, England
Career
- Occupations
- Journalist, Novelist, Biographer, Film Critic
- Active Years
- 1947-1999
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croydon High School | — | General Studies | — | — | United Kingdom |
| University College London | — | — | — | 1年間在籍、中退 | United Kingdom |
Croydon High School
General Studies
Country:
United Kingdom
Attended numerous schools
University College London
Period:
1年間在籍、中退
Country:
United Kingdom
Left after one year
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Whitbread Prize | About Time: An Aspect of Autobiography | — | Whitbread | Winner |
Whitbread Prize
1979
Work:
About Time: An Aspect of Autobiography
Organization:
Whitbread
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Pumpkin Eater
1962 NovelSemi-autobiographical novel about a troubled marriage in upper middle-class British society.
MarriageFamilyDepression
Adaptations
- [Film] The Pumpkin Eater / Jack Clayton (1964)
About Time: An Aspect of Autobiography
1979 AutobiographyAutobiography covering her life up to 1939.
ChildhoodFamily
Bibliography
- Johanna (1947, as Penelope Dimont)
- A Villa in Summer (1954)
- The Bright Prison (1956)
- Daddy's Gone A-Hunting (1958)
- The Pumpkin Eater (1962)
- My Friend Says It's Bulletproof (1968)
- The Home (1971)
- Long Distance (1974)
- The Handyman (1983)
- Saturday Lunch with the Brownings (1960)
- About Time: An Aspect of Autobiography (1979)
- About Time Too: 1940–78 (1993)
- Queen Elizabeth: A Portrait of the Queen Mother (1986)
- With Love and Lizards (1957, co-authored with John Mortimer)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Depictions of upper middle-class lifeIntrospective narrative
- Recurring Motifs
- Marital strifeFamily dynamicsDepression
Health
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Depression1950年代-1960年代Frequent bouts affecting her life and writing
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Cancer1999年Cause of death
Legacy
Known for novels on upper middle-class British life, notably The Pumpkin Eater adapted into film. Won Whitbread Prize for autobiography.
In Popular Culture
- Known as wife of John Mortimer
Quotes
-
I think he was a clergyman for one reason only; there was nothing else – as Nellie Fletcher's second son – he could possibly have been!
Source: From autobiography, about her father (1979)
Trivia
- Sexually abused by her father
- Married and divorced John Mortimer
- Underwent abortion and sterilization at 8th pregnancy
- Agony aunt for Daily Mail as Ann Temple