Laline Paull Explained

Honorific Suffix:FRSL
Birth Place:London, UK
Occupation:Novelist, writer
Alma Mater:Hertford College, Oxford
Genre:Fantasy
Notableworks:The Bees (2014); Pod (2022)

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]

Biography

Laline 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

Notes and References

  1. News: Gwyneth . Jones. Gwyneth Jones (novelist) . The Bees by Laline Paull review – a fantasy with a sting in its tail | Books . . 21 May 2014. 2016-04-21.
  2. News: Nick . Clark . Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction 2015: The Bees by Laline Paull creates a buzz on the shortlist | News | Culture . . 2015-04-13 . 2016-04-21.
  3. Web site: Misra . Ria . September 24, 2014 . How Laline Paull Brought Real Science into Her Novel The Bees . https://web.archive.org/web/20210411065445/https://io9.gizmodo.com/how-laline-paull-brought-real-science-into-her-novel-th-1638719068 . 11 April 2021 . 2016-04-21 . Io9.gizmodo.com.
  4. News: Scott . Catherine . The Bees by Laline Paull, review: 'ambitious and beautiful' . . 2014-06-11 . 2016-04-21.
  5. News: Sunday Book Review : Hive Mentality : The Bees by Laline Paull. Emma . Straub. Emma Straub. The New York Times. 23 May 2014. 2016-04-21.
  6. News: Books by Laline Paull . 2017-09-21.
  7. Web site: Announcing the 2023 Women's Prize longlist!. Women's Prize for Fiction . 7 March 2023 .
  8. Web site: Announcing the 2023 Women's Prize shortlist . Women's Prize for Fiction. 26 April 2023 .
  9. News: Biography . 2017-09-21.
  10. Web site: IWD 2023: Alma Mater and Mother Nature. The Bridge. 8 March 2023. 21 July 2024.
  11. News: Royal Society of Literature aims to broaden representation as it announces 62 new fellows. Ella. Creamer. The Guardian. 12 July 2023.

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