Laline Paull FRSL is a British novelist. Her debut novel, The Bees, was nominated for the 2015 Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction.[1][2][3][4][5] Her 2017 cli-fi novel is titled The Ice.[6] Her 2022 novel Pod was nominated for the 2023 Women's Prize for Fiction[7] and made the shortlist.[8]
Laline Paull | |
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| Born | London, UK |
| Occupation | Novelist, writer |
| Alma mater | Hertford College, Oxford |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Notable works | The Bees (2014); Pod (2022) |
| Website | |
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Biography
editLaline Paull was born in London, UK. She is the daughter of Indian immigrants. She won a scholarship to the University of Oxford, graduating from Hertford College in 1983 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English. She also took screenwriting and theatre courses in London and Los Angeles.[9][10]
In 2023, Paull was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.[11]
Bibliography
editReferences
edit- ^ Jones, Gwyneth (21 May 2014). "The Bees by Laline Paull review – a fantasy with a sting in its tail | Books". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ Clark, Nick (13 April 2015). "Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction 2015: The Bees by Laline Paull creates a buzz on the shortlist | News | Culture". The Independent. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ Misra, Ria (24 September 2014). "How Laline Paull Brought Real Science into Her Novel The Bees". Io9.gizmodo.com. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ Scott, Catherine (11 June 2014). "The Bees by Laline Paull, review: 'ambitious and beautiful'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ Straub, Emma (23 May 2014). "Sunday Book Review : Hive Mentality : The Bees by Laline Paull". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Books by Laline Paull". Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Announcing the 2023 Women's Prize longlist!". Women's Prize for Fiction. 7 March 2023.
- ^ "Announcing the 2023 Women's Prize shortlist". Women's Prize for Fiction. 26 April 2023.
- ^ "Biography". Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "IWD 2023: Alma Mater and Mother Nature". The Bridge. 8 March 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ Creamer, Ella (12 July 2023). "Royal Society of Literature aims to broaden representation as it announces 62 new fellows". The Guardian.
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