British Book Awards (The Nibbies)
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Edition 12 (2001) Winner
Tony Parsons
トニー・パーソンズ
Tonī Pāsonzu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1953-11-06 （Romford, Essex）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Romford, Essex → Billericay, Essex → London
Career
- Occupations
- journalist, broadcaster, author
- Active Years
- 1976-2025
- Affiliations
- New Musical Express, Daily Mirror, The Sun
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barstable Grammar School | — | — | — | ~1970 | United Kingdom |
Barstable Grammar School
Period:
~1970
Year of Graduation:
1970
Country:
United Kingdom
Left aged 16 with five O-levels
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | British Book Awards Book of the Year | Man and Boy | — | British Book Awards | winner |
British Book Awards Book of the Year
2001
Work:
Man and Boy
Organization:
British Book Awards
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Man and Boy
1999 novelA novel about father-son relationships and emotional dramas.
family relationshipsmen's traumas
Translations
- translated into 39 languages
Bibliography
- The Kids (1976)
- Platinum Logic (1981)
- Limelight Blues (1983)
- Man and Boy (1999)
- One For My Baby (2001)
- Man and Wife (2003)
- The Family Way (2004)
- Stories We Could Tell (2006)
- My Favourite Wife (2008)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- straightforward stylemen's literature ('Men Lit')
- Recurring Motifs
- relationship problemsemotional dramastraumas of men and women
Health
-
gin allergy1970年代Developed while working at gin distillery
Legacy
Transitioned from music journalist to bestselling author known for novels on family and relationships.
Trivia
- Ex-wife is Julie Burchill.
- Wife is Japanese translator Yuriko Parsons.
- Covered early punk for NME.