Somerset Maugham Award
1 appearances
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Edition 0 (1951) Winner
Roland Camberton
ローランド・キャンバートン
Rōrando Kyanbāton
Aliases:
Henry Cohen
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1921
- Died
- 1965 （Rainham Jewish Cemetery） age 44
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Hackney
Career
- Occupations
- writer, novelist
- Active Years
- 1950-1951
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hackney Downs School | — | — | — | ～1938年 | United Kingdom |
Hackney Downs School
Period:
～1938年
Year of Graduation:
1938
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Somerset Maugham Award | Scamp | — | Society of Authors | winner |
Somerset Maugham Award
1951
Work:
Scamp
Organization:
Society of Authors
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Scamp
1950 novelA novel about the rise and fall of a short-lived literary review in Bloomsbury, harshly reviewed by TLS.
literary scenebohemian life
Rain on the Pavements
1951 novelA novel depicting Jewish life in Hackney during the 1930s, positively reviewed by Julian Symons.
Jewish lifeHackney
Bibliography
- Scamp
- Rain on the Pavements
Legacy
Disappeared from the literary map after 1951, died forgotten at 44 in 1965. Rediscovered via Iain Sinclair's 2008 article; books republished in 2010.
In Popular Culture
- Described as a 'Hackney writer' by Iain Sinclair
Quotes
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The book is written from the standpoint of the 'bum': that bearded and corduroyed figure... crouching over a half of bitter in the corner of a Bloomsbury 'pub'; ostensibly concerned with the rise and fall of a short-lived literary review, but devoid of narrative gift.
Source: Times Literary Supplement (1950)
Trivia
- Real name Henry Cohen. Published two poems in school magazine. Had a daughter.