Jane Rogers
Jane Rogers (born July 21, 1952 in London ) is a British author, screenwriter, editor and teacher at the University of Sheffield . She is mainly known for her novels “Mr. Wroe's Virgins ”and“ The Missionary's Daughter ”became known. In 1994 Rogers became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature . Her latest novel, The Testament of Jessie Lamb , was nominated for the Man Booker Prize and won the Arthur C. Clarke Award .
Rogers is the mother of two and lives in Lancashire .
Works
- Mr. Wroe's Virgins , 1991, ISBN 0-571-16528-1
- My mother's house , 2001, ISBN 3-442-75040-7 , Iceland , 1999, ISBN 0-316-85153-1
- The Missionary's Daughter , 2006, ISBN 3-442-73468-1 , The Voyage Home , 2004, ISBN 0-316-72671-0
- The Testament of Jessie Lamb , 2013, ISBN 3-453-31485-9 , The Testament of Jessie Lamb , 2011, ISBN 0-85786-418-1
Honors
- 1994 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
- 2011 - Nomination for the Man Booker Prize for Fiction (for Das Testament der Jessie Lamb , engl. The Testament of Jessie Lamb)
- 2012 - Arthur C. Clarke Award Winner (for The Testament of Jessie Lamb )
Web links
Wikiquote: Jane Rogers - Quotes
- Literature by and about Jane Rogers in the catalog of the German National Library
- Jane Rogers in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official Web site of Jane Rogers (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Short biography and list of works on the website of the British Council (English), accessed on June 9, 2013
- ↑ shu.ac.uk , accessed June 9, 2013
- ↑ randomhouse.de , accessed on February 10, 2016
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Rogers, Jane |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 21, 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |