English writer (born 1959)
Jeanette Winterson CBE FRSL
Her first book,Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit semi-autobiographical novel about a lesbian growing up in an EnglishPentecostal community. Other novels explore gender polarities and sexual identity and later ones the relations between humans and technology. She broadcasts and teaches creative writing. She has won aWhitbread Prize for a First Novel, aBAFTA Award for Best Drama, theJohn Llewellyn Rhys Prize , theE. M. Forster Award and theSt. Louis Literary Award , and theLambda Literary Award twice. She has received anOfficer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) and aCommander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to literature, and is aFellow of the Royal Society of Literature . Her novels have been translated into almost 20 languages.[ 2]
Early life and education [ edit ] Winterson was born inManchester and adopted by Constance and John William Winterson on 21 January 1960.[ 3] Accrington ,Lancashire , and was raised in theElim Pentecostal Church . She was raised to become aPentecostal Christian missionary, and she began evangelising and writing sermons at the age of six.[ 4] [ 5]
By the age of 16, Winterson had come out as alesbian and left home.[ 6] [ 7] [ 8] Accrington and Rossendale College .[ 9] St. Catherine's College ,Oxford .[ 7] [ 10]
After she moved to London, she took assorted theatre work, including at theRoundhouse ,[ 7] Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit semi-autobiographical story about a sensitive teenage girl rebelling against convention. One job Winterson applied for was as an editorial assistant atPandora Press ,[ 11] Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit , which won theWhitbread Prize for a First Novel.[ 7] [ 12] adapted it for television in 1990. Her novelThe Passion Napoleonic Europe.[ 13]
Winterson's subsequent novels explore the boundaries of physicality and the imagination, gender polarities, and sexual identities, and have won several literary awards. Her stage adaptation ofThe PowerBook in 2002 opened at theRoyal National Theatre , London. She also bought a derelictterraced house inSpitalfields ,East London , which she refurbished into an occasional flat and a ground-floor shop, Verde's, to sellorganic food .[ 14] [ 15] [ 16] rateable value , and sobusiness rates , threatened to make the business untenable.[ 17] [ 18] [ 19]
In 2009, Winterson donated the short story "Dog Days" to Oxfam'sOx-Tales project, covering four collections of UK stories by 38 authors. Her story appeared in theFire collection.[ 20] Bush Theatre in London's Shepherd's Bush. She wrote and performed work for theSixty Six Books King James Bible , along with other novelists and poets includingPaul Muldoon ,Carol Ann Duffy ,Anne Michaels andCatherine Tate .[ 21] [ 22]
Winterson's 2012 novellaThe Daylight Gate , based on the1612 Pendle Witch Trials , appeared on their 400th anniversary. Its main character, Alice Nutter, is based on thereal-life woman of the same name .The Guardian 'Sarah Hall describes the work:
"the narrative voice is irrefutable; this is old-fashioned storytelling, with a sermonic tone that commands and terrifies. It's also like courtroom reportage, sworn witness testimony. The sentences are short, truthful – and dreadful.... Absolutism is Winterson's forte, and it's the perfect mode to verify supernatural events when they occur. You're not asked to believe in magic. Magic exists. A severed head talks. A man is transmogrified into a hare. The story is stretched as tight as a rack, so the reader's disbelief is ruptured rather than suspended. And if doubt remains, the text's sensuality persuades."[ 23]
In 2012, Winterson succeededColm Tóibín as Professor of Creative Writing at theUniversity of Manchester .[ 24]
Her 2019 novel,Frankissstein: A Love Story , was longlisted for the Booker Prize.[ 25]
In October 2023,Jonathan Cape publishedNight Side of the River. Suzi Feay, writing forLiterary Review [ 26]
Awards and recognition [ edit ] Winterson came out as alesbian at the age of 16.[ 6] The Passion was inspired by her relationship withPat Kavanagh , herliterary agent .[ 38] BBC radio broadcaster and academic Peggy Reynolds.[ 39] Deborah Warner . In 2015, she married psychotherapistSusie Orbach , author ofFat is a Feminist Issue .[ 40] [ 41]
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit Boating for Beginners (1985)Fit for the Future: The Guide for Women Who Want to Live Well (1986)The Passion Sexing the Cherry Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit: the script (1990)Written on the Body (1992)Art & Lies: A Piece for Three Voices and a Bawd (1994)Great Moments in Aviation: the script (1995)Art Objects: Essays in Ecstasy and Effrontery (1995) - essaysGut Symmetries The World and Other Places The Dreaming House (1998)The Powerbook (2000)The King of Capri (2003) - children's literatureLighthousekeeping Weight (2005)Tanglewreck (2006) - children's literatureThe Stone Gods The Battle of the Sun (2009)Ingenious The Lion, The Unicorn and Me: The Donkey's Christmas Story (2009)Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? (2011) - memoirThe Daylight Gate (2012)The Gap of Time (2015)Christmas Days: 12 Stories and 12 Feasts for 12 Days (2016)[ 42] Eight Ghosts: The English Heritage Book of New Ghost Stories (2017)Courage Calls to Courage Everywhere (2018)Frankissstein: A Love Story [ 43] 12 Bytes: How We Got Here. Where We Might Go Next (2021)[ 44] [ 45] [ 46] Night Side of the River: Ghost Stories (2023)[ 47] [ 48] ^ "Jeanette Winterson" .Bookclub BBC Radio 4 .Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved18 January 2014 .^ "Jeanette Winterson" .international literature festival berlin . Retrieved31 December 2023 .^ Winterson, Jeanette (2011).Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? Jonathan Cape . pp. 17– 18.ISBN 978-0-8021-2010-6 OL 16488820W . Retrieved1 November 2023 . ^ Brooks, Libby (2 September 2000)."Power surge" .The Guardian . London.Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. 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