Laline Paull

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Laline Paull

FRSL
Born London, UK
OccupationNovelist, writer
Alma mater Hertford College, Oxford
Genre Fantasy
Notable works The Bees (2014); Pod (2022)
Website
www.lalinepaull.com

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]

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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]

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References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ Scott, Catherine (11 June 2014). "The Bees by Laline Paull, review: 'ambitious and beautiful'". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  5. ↑ Straub, Emma (23 May 2014). "Sunday Book Review : Hive Mentality : The Bees by Laline Paull". The New York Times . Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Books by Laline Paull" . Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  7. ↑ "Announcing the 2023 Women's Prize longlist!". Women's Prize for Fiction. 7 March 2023.
  8. ↑ "Announcing the 2023 Women's Prize shortlist". Women's Prize for Fiction. 26 April 2023.
  9. ↑ "Biography" . Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  10. ↑ "IWD 2023: Alma Mater and Mother Nature". The Bridge. 8 March 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  11. ↑ 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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