Sir Roger Newdigate's Prize (Newdigate Prize)
1 appearances
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Edition 0 (1985) Winner
Robert Twigger
ロバート・トゥイッガー
Rōbāto Twiggā
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1962-10-30 （Solihull）
- Nationality
- United Kingdom, British
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- United Kingdom → Egypt
Career
- Occupations
- Author
- Active Years
- 1998-2024
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balliol College, Oxford University | — | Politics and Philosophy | — | — | United Kingdom |
Balliol College, Oxford University
Politics and Philosophy
Country:
United Kingdom
Initially studied engineering but switched to politics and philosophy after six weeks. Won the Newdigate Prize for poetry. Staged a film festival for student films and directed two films himself.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Somerset Maugham Award | Angry White Pyjamas | — | Somerset Maugham Trust | winner |
| 1998 | William Hill Sports Book of the Year | Angry White Pyjamas | — | William Hill | winner |
| — | Newdigate Prize | Poetry | poetry | Oxford University | winner |
Somerset Maugham Award
1999
Work:
Angry White Pyjamas
Organization:
Somerset Maugham Trust
Result:
winner
William Hill Sports Book of the Year
1998
Work:
Angry White Pyjamas
Organization:
William Hill
Result:
winner
Newdigate Prize
Work:
Poetry
Category:
poetry
Organization:
Oxford University
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Somerset Maugham Award
1 appearances
William Hill Sports Book of the Year
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (1998) Winner
Works
Major Works
Angry White Pyjamas
1998 Non-fictionAn Oxford poet trains with the Tokyo Riot Police learning Yoshinkan Aikido.
AikidoJapanese cultureAdventureSelf-discovery
Big Snake: The Hunt for the World's Longest Python
1999 Non-fictionDescribes Twigger's failed attempt to capture a record-breaking 30-foot python.
ExplorationWildlifeIndonesia
Red Nile: A Biography of the World's Greatest River
2013 Non-fictionA biography of the world's greatest river, the Nile.
Nile RiverEgyptHistory
Micromastery
2017 Non-fictionA book about mastering micro-skills.
Self-improvementSkill acquisition
Bibliography
- Angry White Pyjamas
- Big Snake: The Hunt for the World's Longest Python
- The Extinction Club
- Being a Man (in the lousy modern world)
- Voyageur – Across the Rocky Mountains in a Birchbark Canoe
- Lost Oasis: A Desert Adventure: In Search Of Paradise
- Real Men Eat Puffer Fish
- Dr Ragab's Universal Language
- Walk
- Zenslacker
- Red Nile: A Biography of the World's Greatest River
- The Modern Explorers Ed.
- White-Mountain
- Lonely Planet Travel Anthology
- Micromastery
- Walking the Great North Line
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Adventure travel writingHumorousPersonal experience-based
- Recurring Motifs
- ExplorationMasculinityCross-cultural studiesExtreme adventures
Legacy
British author specializing in travel, exploration, adventure, and cross-cultural studies. Winner of Somerset Maugham Award and William Hill Sports Book of the Year. Has written 15 award-winning books translated into 16 languages.
Trivia
- Has 2 children.
- Divides his time mostly between the UK and Egypt.
- Stood for election in 2001 for the Extinction Club party, receiving 93 votes.
- Currently writes and draws a quarterly comic called This Simple Life featuring memoir-based material.