James Tait Black Memorial Prizes
1 appearances
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Edition 74 (1992) Winner
Rose Tremain
ローズ・トレメイン
Rōzu Toremein
Aliases:
Rosemary Jane Thomson / Dame Rose Tremain
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1943-08-02 （London）
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- London (birthplace) → Thorpe St Andrew near Norwich, Norfolk
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Short story writer, Playwright
- Active Years
- 1976-2023
- Affiliations
- University of East Anglia (Chancellor 2013-)
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL, 1983)
- Influenced By
- William Golding, Gabriel García Márquez
- Nominations
- Booker Prize shortlist (1989, Restoration), Wellcome Book Prize shortlist (2012, Merivel), Walter Scott Prize shortlist (2013, Merivel), Costa Book Awards (novel) shortlist (2016, The Gustav Sonata)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Holland School | — | — | — | — | England |
| Sorbonne (University of Paris) | — | — | — | 1961-1962 | France |
| University of East Anglia | — | English Literature | BA | — | United Kingdom |
Francis Holland School
Country:
England
Girls' school
Sorbonne (University of Paris)
Period:
1961-1962
Country:
France
University of East Anglia
English Literature
Degree:
BA
Country:
United Kingdom
Taught creative writing (1988-1995)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Giles Cooper Award | Temporary Shelter | — | — | winner |
| 1989 | Sunday Express Book of the Year | Restoration | — | — | winner |
| 1992 | James Tait Black Memorial Prize | Sacred Country | — | — | winner |
| 1994 | Prix Femina Étranger | Sacred Country | — | — | winner |
| 1999 | Whitbread Award | Music and Silence | — | — | winner |
| 2008 | Orange Prize | The Road Home | — | — | winner |
| 2020 | Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) | — | — | British Monarchy | honour |
Giles Cooper Award
1984
Work:
Temporary Shelter
Result:
winner
Sunday Express Book of the Year
1989
Work:
Restoration
Result:
winner
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
1992
Work:
Sacred Country
Result:
winner
Prix Femina Étranger
1994
Work:
Sacred Country
Result:
winner
Whitbread Award
1999
Work:
Music and Silence
Result:
winner
Orange Prize
2008
Work:
The Road Home
Result:
winner
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
2020
Organization:
British Monarchy
Result:
honour
Awards & Nominations
Costa Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 29 (1999) Winner
Works
Major Works
Restoration
1989 Historical novel
Court lifeRestoration
Adaptations
- [Film] Restoration / Michael Hoffman (1991)
Sacred Country
1992 Literary fiction
IdentityTransgender
Music and Silence
1999 Historical novel
MusicSilence
The Road Home
2008 Immigrant fiction
MigrationAdaptation
The Gustav Sonata
2016 Historical novel
FriendshipHolocaust
Bibliography
- Sadler's Birthday
- Letter to Sister Benedicta
- The Cupboard
- Journey to the Volcano
- The Swimming Pool Season
- Restoration
- Sacred Country
- The Way I Found Her
- Music and Silence
- The Colour
- The Road Home
- Trespass
- Merivel: A Man of His Time
- The Gustav Sonata
- Islands of Mercy
- Lily: A Tale of Revenge
- Absolutely & Forever
Translations of Works
- Sacred Country (French translation etc.)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Approaches subjects from unexpected anglesConcentrates on unglamorous outsidersInfluenced by magical realism
Legacy
Acclaimed English historical novelist, winner of the Orange Prize, Whitbread Award, and others. Former Chancellor of the University of East Anglia.