Betty Trask Prize and Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (1990) Winner
Robert McLiam Wilson
ロバート・マクリアム・ウィルソン
Robāto Makuriamu Wiruson
Aliases:
Robert Wilson
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1964-02-24 （Belfast, Northern Ireland）
- Nationality
- Northern Irish
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Belfast (New Lodge district, Turf Lodge and other places) → Cambridge → Paris, France
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Journalist
- Active Years
- 1989-2024
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Malachy's College | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| St Catharine's College, Cambridge | — | English | — | — | United Kingdom |
St Malachy's College
Country:
United Kingdom
Secondary school
St Catharine's College, Cambridge
English
Country:
United Kingdom
Dropped out
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Rooney Prize | Ripley Bogle | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1989 | Hughes Prize | Ripley Bogle | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1990 | Betty Trask Award | Ripley Bogle | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1990 | Irish Book Award | Ripley Bogle | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Granta Best of Young British Novelists | — | — | Granta magazine | 選出 |
Rooney Prize
1989
Work:
Ripley Bogle
Result:
受賞
Hughes Prize
1989
Work:
Ripley Bogle
Result:
受賞
Betty Trask Award
1990
Work:
Ripley Bogle
Result:
受賞
Irish Book Award
1990
Work:
Ripley Bogle
Result:
受賞
Granta Best of Young British Novelists
2003
Organization:
Granta magazine
Result:
選出
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Ripley Bogle
1989 Crime, Thriller, SatireA novel about a homeless man in London.
PovertyHomelessnessIdentity
Manfred's Pain
1992 NovelDetails unknown.
Eureka Street
1996 NovelFocuses on the lives of two Belfast friends, one Catholic and one Protestant, shortly before and after the IRA ceasefires in 1994.
Northern Ireland TroublesFriendshipReligious Conflict
Adaptations
- [TV series] Eureka Street (1999)
The Dispossessed
1992 Non-fictionA non-fiction book about poverty.
PovertySocial Issues
Bibliography
- Ripley Bogle (1989)
- Manfred's Pain (1992)
- The Dispossessed (1992)
- Eureka Street (1996)
Adaptations
- Eureka Street (BBC TV series, 1999)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Strikingly originalSatirical
- Recurring Motifs
- Northern Ireland TroublesPovertyHomelessness
Health
-
Homelessnessケンブリッジ大学中退後、短期間Profoundly affected his later life and influenced his works
Legacy
Described as strikingly original and one of the most influential literary voices to emerge from Northern Ireland since the Troubles, challenging contemporary Irishness. Named by Granta as one of 20 Best of Young British Novelists in 2003.