Somerset Maugham Award
1 appearances
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Edition 0 (1984) Winner
Peter Ackroyd
ピーター・アックロイド
Pītā Akkuroido
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1949-10-05 （East Acton, London）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Roman Catholic
- Residence History
- London → Devon
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Critic, Biographer
- Active Years
- 1976-
- Affiliations
- The Spectator, The Times
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL)
- Influenced By
- T. S. Eliot, William Blake, Charles Dickens
- Influenced
- Iain Sinclair
- Nominations
- Booker Prize shortlist (Chatterton, 1988)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Benedict's School, Ealing | — | English | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Clare College, Cambridge | — | English Literature | BA | — | United Kingdom |
| Yale University | — | — | Mellon fellow | 1972 | United States |
St. Benedict's School, Ealing
English
Country:
United Kingdom
Clare College, Cambridge
English Literature
Degree:
BA
Country:
United Kingdom
double first
Yale University
Degree:
Mellon fellow
Period:
1972
Year of Graduation:
1972
Country:
United States
Mellon fellow
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Somerset Maugham Award | The Last Testament of Oscar Wilde | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1984 | Whitbread Biography Award | T. S. Eliot | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1985 | Guardian Fiction Prize | Hawksmoor | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1985 | Whitbread Novel Award | Hawksmoor | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1998 | James Tait Black Memorial Prize | The Life of Thomas More | 伝記 | — | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Commander of the Order of the British Empire | — | — | British Government | 受賞 |
Somerset Maugham Award
1984
Work:
The Last Testament of Oscar Wilde
Result:
受賞
Whitbread Biography Award
1984
Work:
T. S. Eliot
Result:
受賞
Guardian Fiction Prize
1985
Work:
Hawksmoor
Result:
受賞
Whitbread Novel Award
1985
Work:
Hawksmoor
Result:
受賞
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
1998
Work:
The Life of Thomas More
Category:
伝記
Result:
受賞
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
2003
Organization:
British Government
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Costa Book Awards
2 appearances
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Edition 14 (1984) Winner
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Edition 15 (1985) Winner
British Book Awards (The Nibbies)
1 appearances
-
Edition 2 (1991) Winner
James Tait Black Memorial Prizes
1 appearances
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Edition 80 (1998) Winner
Works
Major Works
Hawksmoor
1985 Historical FictionA novel intertwining Nicholas Hawksmoor's churches with modern murders.
LondonHistoryMystery
Chatterton
1987 FictionExplores plagiarism and forgery through Thomas Chatterton.
LiteratureForgeryLondon
London: The Biography
2000 Non-fictionComprehensive biography of London through the ages.
LondonHistoryCulture
Bibliography
- London Lickpenny (1973)
- The Great Fire of London (1982)
- Hawksmoor (1985)
- Chatterton (1987)
- London: The Biography (2000)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Interweaving historical and modern narrativesMimicry of diverse voicesDeep research
- Recurring Motifs
- Spirit of LondonGenius lociLayers of time
Health
-
Heart attack1999Placed in medically induced coma for a week
Legacy
Renowned for biographies and novels on London and English literary figures.
Archives
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University
In Popular Culture
- BBC documentaries
Quotes
-
I never thought I'd be a novelist. I can't bear fiction. It's so untidy.
Source: Interview with Patrick McGrath (1989) -
I admire its power, its majesty, its darkness, its shadows.
Source: BBC interview (2012)
Trivia
- Realized he was gay at age 7
- Partner Brian Kuhn died of AIDS in 1994