Paul Scott (1) (1920–1978)
Autor/a de The Jewel in the Crown
Per altres autors anomenats Paul Scott, vegeu la pàgina de desambiguació.
Sobre l'autor
Author Paul Scott was born in England on March 25, 1920. At the age of 16, he left the Winchmore Hill Collegiate School because of financial difficulties and started a career as an accountant. In 1940, he joined the army and was sent to India. After World War II, he worked as an accountant for two mostra'n més small publishing houses and then as a literary agent. In 1952, he published his first novel Johnny Sahib and in 1960, he decided to become a full-time author. He is best-known for his series the Raj Quartet and his novel Staying On won the 1977 Booker Prize. He also wrote reviews and was a visiting professor at the University of Tulsa in Oklahoma. He died on March 1, 1978. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra'n menys
Sèrie
Obres de Paul Scott
Behind Paul Scott's Raj Quartet: A Life in Letters: Volume I: The Early Years: 1940-1965 (2011) 2 exemplars
The Raj Quartet, Books 1-3 1 exemplars
Behind Paul Scott's Raj Quartet: A Life in Letters: Volume II: The Quartet and Beyond: 1966-1978 (2011) 1 exemplars
Six days in Marapore^The alien sky / Paul Scott 1 exemplars
Obres associades
Etiquetat
Coneixement comú
- Nom normalitzat
- Scott, Paul
- Nom oficial
- Scott, Paul Mark
- Data de naixement
- 1920-03-25
- Data de defunció
- 1978-03-01
- Gènere
- male
- Nacionalitat
- UK
- Lloc de naixement
- Southgate, Middlesex, England, UK
- Lloc de defunció
- London, England, UK
- Causa de la mort
- colon cancer
- Llocs de residència
- London, England, UK
India - Educació
- Winchmore Hill Collegiate School
- Professions
- novelist
playwright
poet
literary agent
accountant - Organitzacions
- Pearn, Pollinger & Higham
Gray Walls Press
Falcon Press
British Army (WWII)
C. T. Payne - Premis i honors
- Booker Prize (1977)
Yorkshire Post Fiction Award (1977) - Biografia breu
- http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/uthrc/...
Membres
Converses
May Group Read - The Raj Quartet 2 - The Day of The Scorpion a 2014 Category Challenge (octubre 2020)
September Group Read: The Raj Quartet 4 : A Division of the Spoils a 2014 Category Challenge (octubre 2014)
July Group Read: The Raj Quartet #3 - Towers of Silence a 2014 Category Challenge (juliol 2014)
March Group Read:The Raj Quartet 1 - The Jewel in the Crown a 2014 Category Challenge (juny 2014)
Ressenyes
Llistes
Premis
Potser també t'agrada
Autors associats
Estadístiques
- Obres
- 27
- També de
- 2
- Membres
- 6,485
- Popularitat
- #3,789
- Valoració
- 4.0
- Ressenyes
- 117
- ISBN
- 298
- Llengües
- 15
- Preferit
- 18
A backdrop for Staying On is the tapestry of culture and caste. What it means to have wealth and status in a country on the verge of finding a new identity. The Smalleys and the Bhoolabhoys are no different in their hope for the future.… (més)