Sir Roger Newdigate's Prize (Newdigate Prize)
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Edition 0 (1955) Winner
Stuart Evans
スチュアート・エヴァンス
Sutyuāto Ebansu
Aliases:
Edwin Stuart Gomer Evans
Pen Names:
Hugh Tracy（Used for thrillers co-written with Kay Evans）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1934-10-20 （Swansea）
- Died
- 1994-12-12 （Unknown） age 60
- Nationality
- Welsh, British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Ystalyfera in Glamorgan
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, poet, teacher, BBC producer
- Active Years
- 1955-1994
- Affiliations
- Brunel College of Advanced Technology, BBC Radio
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesus College, Oxford | — | English | — | — | United Kingdom |
Jesus College, Oxford
English
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Newdigate Prize | Elegy for a Dead Clown | — | University of Oxford | 受賞 |
Newdigate Prize
1955
Work:
Elegy for a Dead Clown
Organization:
University of Oxford
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Meritocrats
1974 novelAmbitious first novel
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The Gardens of the Casino
1976 novelThe Caves of Alienation
1977 novelOne of the most ambitious Welsh novels of the twentieth century
alienationsociety
Windmill Hill Sequence
novel sequenceFive novels: Centres of Ritual, Occupational Debris, Temporary Hearths, Houses on the Site, Seasonal Tribal Feasts
Bibliography
- Meritocrats (1974)
- The Gardens of the Casino (1976)
- The Caves of Alienation (1977)
- Imaginary Gardens with Real Toads (1972, poetry)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- ambitiousinnovative
- Recurring Motifs
- social critiquealienation
Legacy
Recognized as an ambitious 20th-century Welsh novelist and poet. Windmill Hill Sequence described as probably the most ambitious fictional work in progress by a British writer.
In Popular Culture
- Poems included in Poetry 1900–2000 anthology
Quotes
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I can scarcely recall a more ambitious first novel ... and few more interesting ones
Source: Norman Shrapnel, The Guardian (1974) -
my candidate for the Juvenal, I dare not say the Martial, of our generation
Source: Philip Howard, The Times (1982) -
probably the most ambitious fictional work in progress by a British writer
Source: Peter Lewis, The Times Literary Supplement (1982)
Trivia
- Born in Swansea, raised in Ystalyfera
- Married to Kathleen Bridget Snelling, née Treacy