D. M. Thomas (1935–2023)
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Writer and translator D. M. Thomas was born in Cornwall, England on January 27, 1935. He graduated with First Class Honours in English from New College, Oxford and became a teacher. In 1979, he became a full-time author and his best-known work is The White Hotel. His works also include memoirs, visa mer poetry and translations of Pushkin and Anna Akhmatova. (Bowker Author Biography) visa färre
Verk av D. M. Thomas
Top 4 exemplar
Vita Hotellet 2 exemplar
HOTELI I BARDHE 1 exemplar
The Granite Kingdom: poems of Cornwall 1 exemplar
Seeking a suitable donor [short fiction] 1 exemplar
Hospital Of Transplanted Hearts {poem} 1 exemplar
Japanese Tattoo 1 exemplar
Titian Triumphant (Art & Antiques Magazine) 1 exemplar
Beli hotel 1 exemplar
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- Vedertaget namn
- Thomas, D.M.
- Namn enligt folkbokföringen
- Thomas, Donald Michael
- Födelsedag
- 1935-01-27
- Avled
- 2023-03-26
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- male
- Nationalitet
- England
UK - Födelseort
- Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK
- Dödsort
- Truro, Cornwall, England, UK
- Bostadsorter
- Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK (birth)
Australia
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Truro, Cornwall, England, UK - Utbildning
- Trewirgie Primary School
Redruth Grammar School
University High School, Melbourne
Oxford University (New College) - Yrken
- Writer
Poet
Translator - Priser och utmärkelser
- Cholmondeley Award for Poetry
Arts Council Award for Literature
Los Angeles Times Fiction Prize
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- 45
- Även av
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- Medlemmar
- 2,976
- Popularitet
- #8,570
- Betyg
- 3.7
- Recensioner
- 38
- ISBN
- 153
- Språk
- 15
- Favoritmärkt
- 7
There's a bit of a trick going on here, first hinted at and then increasingly evident (if you know your history, or you've just been reading the LT tags). The rising tension is mostly due to predicting what's coming rather than the plotting, although the hallucination element adds some ominousness. Its climax includes the most gut-wrenching description of this particular scene I've ever read, although I understand Thomas has Anatoly Kuznetsov to thank for its power. The final section ends on a mercifully happier note, the only one available.… (mer)