Anisfield-Wolf Book Award
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Edition 19 (1954) Winner
Vernon Bartlett
ヴァーノン・バートレット
Vernon Bartlett
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1894-04-30 （Westbury, Wiltshire, England）
- Died
- 1983-01-18 age 88
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Westbury, Wiltshire (birth) → London (journalism and politics) → Singapore (later residence and commentary)
Career
- Occupations
- journalist, politician, author, foreign affairs commentator
- Active Years
- 1914-1974
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blundell's School | — | — | — | — | England |
Blundell's School
Country:
England
Educated at Blundell's School in his youth
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) | — | — | British Crown / United Kingdom | 受賞 |
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Organization:
British Crown / United Kingdom
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Calf Love
1929 novelA novel published in 1929; specific details are limited.
human relationshipscoming of age
Journey's End: a novel (with R. C. Sherriff)
1930 novel / war literatureCo-written with R. C. Sherriff; treats characters and settings of the interwar period.
warhuman drama
Nazi Germany Explained
1933 political non-fictionAn analysis of the Nazi regime's developments and background; a commentary from the early 1930s.
politicsinternational relationsdictatorship
This is My Life
1937 essay / memoirAn essayistic work summarizing his career and observations.
autobiographyreportage
Tomorrow Always Comes
1943 non-fiction / contemporary commentaryA commentary book written during World War II expressing views and prospects.
wartime commentaryinternational politics
East of the Iron Curtain
1950 international politics / reportageA commentary on Eastern Europe in the early Cold War, including observations on East-West tensions.
Cold Warinternational relations
Tuscan Retreat
1964 travel writing / essayA travel-essay recounting life and observations in Tuscany.
travelItaly
I Know What I Liked
1974 memoir / essaysA late collection of memoirs and essays reflecting on past memories and preferences.
reminiscencecultural commentary
Bibliography
- Calf Love (1929)
- Journey's End: a novel (with R. C. Sherriff, 1930)
- Nazi Germany Explained (1933)
- This is My Life (1937)
- Tomorrow Always Comes (1943)
- East of the Iron Curtain (1950)
- Struggle for Africa (1953)
- You and your surfboard (1953)
- And Now, Tomorrow (1960)
- Tuscan Retreat (1964)
- A Book about Elba (1965)
- Introduction to Italy (1967)
- The Past of Pastimes (1969)
- The Colour of their Skin (1969)
- Tuscan Harvest (1971)
- Central Italy (1972)
- Northern Italy (1973)
- I Know What I Liked (1974)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- descriptive and analytical style rooted in foreign affairs reportingobservational, landscape-focused prose in travel writing
- Recurring Motifs
- politics and diplomacywar and peacetravel and attachment to place
Legacy
Vernon Bartlett was a prominent journalist, politician and author active from the early to mid-20th century, noted for his analysis during the rise of Nazism, coverage of the Spanish Civil War and reporting in the early Cold War. His blend of reportage and political engagement was recognized publicly, including the award of a CBE. In later life he worked from Singapore covering Southeast Asia.
Archives
- University of Reading Special Collections (materials related to Vernon Bartlett)
Trivia
- He lost his BBC contract after coverage of Hitler's decision to leave the League of Nations was judged "not beastly enough".
- Elected in the 1938 Bridgwater by-election as a Popular Front/Independent candidate and served in Parliament through 1950.