Betty Trask Prize and Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (1993) Winner
Simon Corrigan
サイモン・コリガン
Saimon Korigan
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1964-01-01 （Barnsley）
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- London → Paris → Lisbon → Trieste → Budapest
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, author
- Active Years
- 1992-2013
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chetham's School of Music | — | Music | — | — | United Kingdom |
| King's College, Cambridge | Faculty of English | English | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Paris Conservatoire | — | Music | — | — | France |
Chetham's School of Music
Music
Country:
United Kingdom
King's College, Cambridge
Faculty of English
/ English
Country:
United Kingdom
Paris Conservatoire
Music
Country:
France
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Betty Trask Award | Tommy Was Here | — | Society of Authors | winner |
Betty Trask Award
1993
Work:
Tommy Was Here
Organization:
Society of Authors
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Tommy Was Here
1992 novelSemi-autobiographical novel.
ironywitsocial observation
Sweets From Strangers
1994 novelEerie and strangely satisfying read.
Bibliography
- Tommy Was Here (1992)
- Sweets From Strangers (1994)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- elegant prose flecked with irony, wit and astute social observation
Legacy
Promising author who won Betty Trask Award for debut novel, later lived in Budapest and appreciated Hungarian literature.