Booker Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (1975) Winner
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
ルース・プラワー・ジャブワラ
Rūsu Purawā Jabuwara
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1927-05-07 （Cologne）
- Died
- 2013-04-03 （New York City） age 85
- Nationality
- United Kingdom, United States
- Languages
- English, German
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Cologne, Germany (birth) → London, United Kingdom (1939-1951) → New Delhi, India (1951-1975) → New York City, United States (1975-2013)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Screenwriter
- Active Years
- 1955-2013
- Affiliations
- Merchant Ivory Productions
- Influenced By
- Charles Dickens, Margaret Mitchell
- Influenced
- Salman Rushdie
- Nominations
- Academy Award nomination (The Remains of the Day)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Mary University of London | — | English Literature | MA | — | United Kingdom |
Queen Mary University of London
English Literature
Degree:
MA
Year of Graduation:
1951
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay | A Room with a View | — | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Won |
| 1992 | Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay | Howards End | — | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Won |
| 1975 | Booker Prize | Heat and Dust | — | — | Won |
| 1983 | BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay | Heat and Dust | — | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | Won |
| 1984 | MacArthur Fellowship | — | — | John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation | Won |
| 1998 | Commander of the Order of the British Empire | — | — | — | Awarded |
Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
1986
Work:
A Room with a View
Organization:
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Result:
Won
Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
1992
Work:
Howards End
Organization:
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Result:
Won
Booker Prize
1975
Work:
Heat and Dust
Result:
Won
BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
1983
Work:
Heat and Dust
Organization:
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
Result:
Won
MacArthur Fellowship
1984
Organization:
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Result:
Won
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
1998
Result:
Awarded
Awards & Nominations
O. Henry Award
1 appearances
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Edition 84 (2005) Winner
Works
Major Works
Heat and Dust
1975 NovelA novel alternating between the stories of an Englishwoman in 1920s India and a contemporary woman retracing her steps.
IndiaColonialismWomen's liberation
Adaptations
- [Film] Heat and Dust / James Ivory (1983)
A Room with a View (screenplay)
1986 ScreenplayScreenplay based on E.M. Forster's novel.
LoveClass
Howards End (screenplay)
1992 ScreenplayScreenplay based on E.M. Forster's novel.
ClassInheritance
Bibliography
- To Whom She Will (1955)
- The Nature of Passion (1956)
- Esmond in India (1958)
- The Householder (1960)
- Heat and Dust (1975)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- SatiricalDetached observationJane Austen-like comedies of manners
- Recurring Motifs
- Indian societyImmigrant experienceCultural clash
Health
-
Pulmonary disorder晩年Cause of death
Legacy
The only person to win both the Booker Prize and an Oscar. Key screenwriter for Merchant Ivory Productions.
In Popular Culture
- As screenwriter for Merchant Ivory films
Trivia
- Disliked India despite living there for decades
- Only person to win both Booker Prize and Oscar
- German-Jewish immigrant to UK and US