Kerry Hudson

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Kerry Hudson when awarded the Prix Femina Étranger in 2015

Kerry Hudson (born 1980, Aberdeen) is a British writer. She has lived in London, Berlin, Prague and currently lives in Sheffield. [1] She was awarded the Prix Femina Étranger in 2015 for La Couleur de l'eau [fr] (Thirst).

Published works[edit]

  • Lowborn: Growing Up, Getting Away and Returning to Britain's Poorest Towns (2019)
  • Thirst (2014)
  • Tony Hogan Bought Me An Ice Cream Float Before He Stole My Ma (2012)

Translations into French[edit]

  • 2012: Tony Hogan bought me an ice-cream float before he stole my ma
2013: – translated into French under the title Tony Hogan m'a payé un ice-cream soda avant de me piquer maman by Florence Lévy-Paoloni, Paris, Éditions Philippe Rey [fr], 298 p. ISBN 978-2-84876-376-7
2012: – Finalist of the Guardian First Book Award
  • 2014: Thirst
2015 – translated into French under the title La Couleur de l'eau by Florence Lévy-Paoloni, éditions Philippe Rey, 346 p. ISBN 978-2-84876-470-2
2015: – prix Femina étranger.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Le Femina étranger pour l'Ecossaise Kerry Hudson, romancière du prolétariat on the site of L'Obs 4 November 2015.
  2. ^ Françoise Dargent. "Le Prix Femina du roman étranger décerné à Kerry Hudson". Le Figaro. Retrieved 14 November 2016.

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