Betty Trask Prize and Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1985) Winner
Robert Edric
ロバート・エドリック
Robāto Edorikku
Aliases:
Gary Edric Armitage
Pen Names:
Robert Edric（Pen name as a novelist）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1956-04-14 （Sheffield）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Sheffield, England
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 1985-2018
- Nominations
- Man Booker Prize longlist (Peacetime, 2002), Man Booker Prize longlist (Gathering the Water, 2006)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Hull | — | — | — | — | England |
University of Hull
Country:
England
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | James Tait Black Memorial Prize | Winter Garden | — | University of Edinburgh | winner |
| 1986 | Guardian Fiction Award | A New Ice Age | — | The Guardian | 準優勝 |
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
1985
Work:
Winter Garden
Organization:
University of Edinburgh
Result:
winner
Guardian Fiction Award
1986
Work:
A New Ice Age
Organization:
The Guardian
Result:
準優勝
Awards & Nominations
James Tait Black Memorial Prizes
1 appearances
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Edition 67 (1985) Winner
Works
Major Works
Winter Garden
1985 Historical fictionA historical novel that won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize.
HistoryHuman relationships
The Broken Lands
1992 Historical fictionHistorical novel about exploration and survival.
ExplorationPolar regions
Cradle Song
2003 Detective novelFirst of the 'Song Cycle' detective novels set in Hull.
CrimeUrban life
Bibliography
- Winter Garden (1985)
- A New Ice Age (1986)
- A Lunar Eclipse (1989)
- In The Days of the American Museum (1990)
- The Broken Lands (1992)
- Hallowed Ground (1993)
- The Earth Made of Glass (1994)
- Elysium (1995)
- In Desolate Heaven (1997)
- The Sword Cabinet (1999)
- The Book of the Heathen (2000)
- Peacetime (2002)
- Cradle Song (2003)
- Siren Song (2004)
- Swan Song (2005)
- The Mermaids (2006)
- Gathering the Water (2006)
- The Kingdom of Ashes (2007)
- In Zodiac Light (2008)
- Salvage (2010)
- The Lives of the Savages (2010)
- The London Satyr (2011)
- The Devil's Beat (2012)
- The Monster's Lament (2013)
- Sanctuary (2014)
- Field Service (2015)
- The Wrack Line (2016)
- Mercury Falling (2018)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Adventurous historical fictionDetailed psychological portrayal
- Recurring Motifs
- Historical eventsIsolated settings
Legacy
Regarded as one of the finest historical fiction writers of his generation by Nick Rennison. Archive held at University of East Anglia.
Museums
- Robert Edric Archive University of East Anglia
Archives
- University of East Anglia Library
Quotes
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Edric might be the finest and most adventurous writer of historical fiction of his generation.
Source: Nick Rennison, Contemporary British Novelists (2005)
Trivia
- Real name is Gary Edric Armitage.
- Author of the 'Song Cycle' detective trilogy set in Hull.