Costa Book Awards
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Edition 3 (1973) Winner
William Plomer
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William Plomer
Pen Names:
Robert Pagan（Pseudonym used for some of his poetry）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1903-12-10 （Pietersburg (now Polokwane), Transvaal Colony）
- Died
- 1973-09-20 （Hassocks, West Sussex） age 69
- Nationality
- British, South African
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- South Africa (childhood) → Japan (1926-1929) → England (from 1929)
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, poet, literary editor, librettist
- Active Years
- 1925-1973
- Affiliations
- Faber and Faber, Jonathan Cape, Hogarth Press
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, President of the Poetry Society
- Influenced By
- Virginia Woolf
- Influenced
- Ian Fleming
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) | — | — | British monarch | 受賞 |
| 1963 | Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1973 | Whitbread Award | The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast | — | — | 受賞 |
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
1968
Organization:
British monarch
Result:
受賞
Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry
1963
Result:
受賞
Whitbread Award
1973
Work:
The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Turbott Wolfe
1925 novelNovel with themes of inter-racial love and marriage
racial prejudicecolonialism
Sado
1931 novelNovel based on experiences in Japan depicting a gay relationship
homosexualitycross-cultural
The Case is Altered
1932 novelHis most commercially successful novel
homosexuality
The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast
1973 children's verseLast work, co-authored with Alan Aldridge
naturefantasy
Bibliography
- Turbott Wolfe (1925)
- I Speak of Africa (1927)
- Sado (1931)
- The Case is Altered (1932)
- The Invaders (1934)
- Museum Pieces (1952)
- The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast (1973)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- modernistexperimental narrative
- Recurring Motifs
- homosexualitycolonialismcross-cultural encounters
Legacy
Recognised as a modernist writer, known for librettos with Benjamin Britten and editing Ian Fleming
Archives
- Durham University (Plomer Collection)
In Popular Culture
- Mofolo-Plomer Prize established in his honour
Quotes
-
A sunlit branch of four reflected roses...
Source: Painted on Darkness (last poem) (1973)
Trivia
- Was homosexual
- Fell in love with a Japanese man in Japan
- Editor of Ian Fleming's James Bond series