CWA KAA Gold Dagger
1回登壇
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第1回（1955年） Winner
Winston Graham
ウィンストン・グラハム
Uinsuton Gurahamu
別名:
Winston Mawdsley Graham / Winston Grime
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1908-06-30 （Victoria Park, Manchester, England）
- 死没
- 2003-07-10 （Buxted, East Sussex, England） 95歳
- 国籍
- England
- 言語
- English
- 居住地歴
- Manchester (1908-1925) → Perranporth, Cornwall (1925-1960) → South of France (summer 1960, briefly) → East Sussex (1960-2003)
経歴
- 職業
- novelist, playwright, non-fiction writer
- 活動期間
- 1934年〜2003年
- 所属
- Society of Authors, Royal Society of Literature
- 所属団体
- Society of Authors (joined 1945, Management Committee Chairman 1967-1969), Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longsight Grammar School | — | — | — | 1920年代初頭 | England |
Longsight Grammar School
期間:
1920年代初頭
国:
England
Attended local day school due to father's stroke and own pneumonia
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Gold Dagger | The Little Walls | — | Crime Writers' Association | Winner |
| 1983 | Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) | — | — | British Government | 授与 |
Gold Dagger
1955
対象作品:
The Little Walls
主催:
Crime Writers' Association
結果:
Winner
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
1983
主催:
British Government
結果:
授与
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Ross Poldark
1945年 historical novelRoss Poldark returns from the American Revolutionary War to face challenges in Cornwall in the first Poldark novel.
class struggleromancemining
映像化・舞台化
- [TV series] Poldark / Paul Annett 他 (1975)
- [TV series] Poldark / Edward Bazalgette 他 (2015)
Demelza
1946年 historical novelSecond book in the Poldark series.
marriagefamilysociety
Marnie
1961年 suspense thrillerPsychological thriller about kleptomaniac Marnie.
psychologycrimetrauma
映像化・舞台化
- [film] Marnie / Alfred Hitchcock (1964)
- [opera] Marnie / Nico Muhly (2017)
The Walking Stick
1967年 suspenseRomance between a disabled woman and a thief.
disabilitycrimeromance
映像化・舞台化
- [film] The Walking Stick / Eric Till (1970)
The Little Walls
1955年 crime novelAward-winning crime novel.
crimemystery
全著作
- The House with the Stained Glass Windows (1934)
- Into the Fog (1935)
- The Riddle of John Rowe (1935)
- Without Motive (1936)
- The Dangerous Pawn (1937)
- The Giant's Chair (1938)
- Ross Poldark (1945)
- Demelza (1946)
- Jeremy Poldark (1950)
- Warleggan (1953)
- The Little Walls (1955)
- The Black Moon (1973)
- The Four Swans (1976)
- The Angry Tide (1977)
- The Stranger from the Sea (1981)
- The Miller's Dance (1982)
- The Loving Cup (1984)
- The Twisted Sword (1990)
- Bella Poldark (2002)
翻案
- Poldark (BBC TV 1975-1977)
- Poldark (BBC TV 2015-2019)
- Marnie (film 1964)
- The Walking Stick (film 1970)
- Take My Life (film 1947)
- Night Without Stars (film 1951)
作品の翻訳
- Books translated into 31 languages
作風・主題
- 文体
- detailed historical backgroundssuspenseful narrativesrealistic characterizations
- 頻出モチーフ
- Cornish landscapesclass conflictsforbidden lovesmining industry
健康
-
lobar pneumonia1921年Prevented attendance at Manchester Grammar School; attended local Longsight Grammar School
評価・遺産
Renowned for the Poldark historical novels set in Cornwall, popularized by BBC adaptations. Winston Graham Historical Prize established; archives preserved.
記念館・博物館
- Royal Cornwall Museum Truro, Cornwall
資料所蔵先
- Royal Institution of Cornwall
- Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center, Boston University
大衆文化への影響
- Poldark BBC series revival in popular culture
- Alfred Hitchcock's film adaptation of Marnie
豆知識
- Born Winston Grime; legally changed name to Graham by deed poll on 7 May 1947.
- Met future wife Jean Williamson at age 13 in 1926; married 1939; inspired Demelza character.
- Disliked early Poldark TV adaptation and tried to cancel it.