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词条 Polly Courtney
释义

  1. Background

  2. Fiction

  3. Bibliography

  4. Non-fiction

  5. References

  6. External links

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Polly Courtney is an English author and media commentator. She is best known as the author of the novels Golden Handcuffs and Poles Apart.

Background

In her early years, Courtney was a straight-A student who spent her free time playing a multitude of sports and playing violin with various orchestras and string quartets.[2] She grew up in London. Courtney graduated from the University of Cambridge with a first-class degree in mechanical engineering,[3] and worked in investment banking for two years[4] before resigning to spend time writing her first novel based on her experiences in the City.[3] In an interview, she claimed this was due to the strenuous hours and pressures synonymous with the banking culture.[5]

Fiction

Courtney has written a number of novels. Her early novels, Golden Handcuffs and Poles Apart, were self-published, based on her experiences as an investment banker and the story of a Polish migrant acquaintance.[6] Her publishing success earned her a three-book publishing deal with HarperCollins imprint, Avon.[1] At the release of It's a Man's World in 2011, Courtney announced plans to return to self-publishing because she did not agree with the chick lit marketing approach used by HarperCollins.[7][8] On returning to self-publishing, Courtney said in an interview that she was pleased to have regained control.[9] Feral Youth (2013) is based on Courtney's experiences of the London riots[10] and her concerns that more unrest would be only a matter of time.[11]

Bibliography

  • Golden Handcuffs (2007)
  • Poles Apart (2008)
  • The Day I Died (2009)
  • Defying Gravity (2010)
  • The Fame Factor (2010)
  • It's a Man's World (2011)
  • Feral Youth (2013)

Non-fiction

Courtney has written commentary pieces on city culture, women in the workplace, Polish migrants, lads' mags, sexism in publishing and youth discontentment for The Observer,[12] The Guardian,[13][14][15][16] The Independent,[17] The Sunday Times,[18] The Evening Standard,[19] Female First,[20] Grazia[21] and Huffington Post.[22]

References

1. ^1 {{cite news | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/6946979/Unleash-your-inner-novelist.html | title=Unleash your inner novelist | work=The Daily Telegraph | date=8 January 2010 | accessdate=16 September 2011 | author=Brown, Helen | location=London | quote=Polly Courtney, a 29-year-old former investment banker, made money self-publishing her novel, Golden Handcuffs, in 2006. [...] Courtney now has a three-book deal with HarperCollins but admits that she misses being in control [...]}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=HarperCollins|url=http://www.harpercollins.co.uk/Authors/8482/}}
3. ^1 {{cite news | url=http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/career_and_jobs/graduate_management/article1536889.ece | title=Quiz our panel of experts | work=The Times | date=20 March 2007 | accessdate=16 September 2011 | location=London |quote=Polly Courtney [...] joined the graduate scheme of a large US investment bank in 2002, having graduated from Cambridge with a first class degree in mechanical engineering. Much of her writing is based on her own experience}}
4. ^{{cite web | url=http://news.efinancialcareers.co.uk/newsandviews_item/newsItemId-9407 | title=Editor's take: Long hours are here to stay | publisher=eFinancialCareers | date=21 February 2007 | accessdate=16 September 2011 | author=Butcher, Sarah | quote=[...] two years into her bank's analyst programme, more than 50% of trainees had decided to quit, according to [Polly] Courtney.}}
5. ^{{cite web|title=I sold my soul to the City – then wanted it back|url=http://pollycourtney.com/press/attachment/05/|work=Grazia|accessdate=22 November 2013}}
6. ^{{cite web|title=Novelist and Social Commentator|url=http://www.excellart.co.uk/celebpolly.html|work=Excellart}}
7. ^{{cite news|last=Harding|first=Eleanor|title=Novelist who left banking because of sexism fires publisher for putting 'fluffy and degrading' covers on her books|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2037566/Novelist-left-banking-sexism-fires-publisher-putting-fluffy-degrading-covers-books.html|accessdate=22 November 2013|newspaper=Daily Mail|date=15 September 2011|quote=She quit her career in the City claiming she couldn't stand the sexism. Now novelist Polly Courtney is dropping her publisher for the same reason – complaining her books are marketed in a 'sexist' and 'degrading' manner. The 32-year-old writer, who shot to fame after penning an exposé of life in the Square Mile, dramatically sacked HarperCollins at the launch of her new book last night.}}
8. ^{{cite news|last=Flood|first=Alison|title=Novelist ditches publisher at book launch for 'condescending' treatment|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/sep/15/novelist-ditches-publisher-book-launch|newspaper=The Guardian|date=15 September 2011|quote=Novelist Polly Courtney has dropped her publisher HarperCollins for giving her books "condescending and fluffy" covers aimed at the chick lit market.}}
9. ^{{cite news|last=Flood|first=Alison|title=Polly Courtney: 'Now I'm back to self-publishing, I've regained control'|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/jun/20/self-publishing-polly-courtney|accessdate=22 November 2013|newspaper=The Guardian|date=20 June 2013|quote=Polly Courtney explains how, after falling out with her publisher over their 'chick-lit' branding of her novels, she decided to go it alone. The result is her new novel, Feral Youth}}
10. ^{{cite news|last=Guest|first=Katy|title=Polly Courtney interview: The voice of the recession generation|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/polly-courtney-interview-the-voice-of-the-recession-generation-8660264.html|accessdate=22 November 2013|newspaper=The Independent|date=16 June 2013|quote=Alesha is no 21st-century Oliver Twist – she swears more, for starters – but she's compelling, even loveable. In the choices she has to make, she raises some uncomfortable questions about this abandoned generation of poor, semi-literate, "feral" youth.}}
11. ^{{cite news|title=New riots a matter of time: Writer|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/panewsfeeds/new-riots-a-matter-of-time-writer-8745741.html|accessdate=22 November 2013|newspaper=Evening Standard|quote=Polly Courtney said more unrest is "only a matter of time" unless the Government shifts its priorities to improve conditions for young adults.}}
12. ^{{cite news|last=Courtney|first=Polly|title='My high-flying City job was not worth a life of misery'|url=https://www.theguardian.com/money/2006/aug/27/workandcareers.books|newspaper=The Observer|quote=At 21, Cambridge graduate Polly Courtney was offered a prestigious job at a City investment bank. But her high hopes turned to despair – a battle against overwork, sexism and vicious backstabbing.}}
13. ^{{cite news|last=Courtney|first=Polly|title=Beyond the City Limits|url=https://www.theguardian.com/money/2006/nov/11/careers.work6|newspaper=The Guardian|date=27 August 2006|quote=The interviewer's eyes lit up as he scanned my CV. Here was a candidate who did everything: played football, led orchestras, climbed mountains, ran marathons...}}
14. ^{{cite news|last=Courtney|first=Polly|title=Women at Work|url=https://www.theguardian.com/money/2006/oct/21/careers.work1|accessdate=22 November 2013|newspaper=The Guardian|date=21 October 2006|quote="What d'you mean, 'Will I be up to the job?' Why wouldn't I be?"}}
15. ^{{cite news|last=Courtney|first=Polly|title=No frills please: don't chick-lit my books just because I'm a woman|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/sep/16/chick-lit-womens-fiction|accessdate=22 November 2013|newspaper=The Guardian|date=16 September 2011|quote=I write women's fiction and I'm fed up with my books being branded as chick-lit. That's why I've given my publisher the push}}
16. ^{{cite news|last=Courtney|first=Polly|title='Now I'm back to self-publishing, I've regained control'|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/jun/20/self-publishing-polly-courtney|accessdate=22 November 2013|newspaper=The Guardian|date=20 June 2013|quote=When I signed with HarperCollins, I thought "Great! This is the golden ticket I've been waiting for!"}}
17. ^{{cite news|last=Courtney|first=Polly|title=My so-called life as an intern at Merrill Lynch|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/my-socalled-life-asan-internat-merrill-lynch-8782735.html?origin=internalSearch{{!}}|accessdate=22 November 2013|newspaper=The Independent|date=23 August 2013|quote=On Monday night, Moritz Erhardt, 21, was found dead in his east London flat. He was a week away from finishing a summer internship at the London office of Merrill Lynch.}}
18. ^{{cite news|last=Courtney|first=Polly|title=What it feels like... to leave a City career behind|url=http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/style/feels_like/article1160067.ece|accessdate=22 November 2013|newspaper=The Sunday Times|date=11 November 2012|quote="It's not all about the money," the blonde in the glamorous suit assured me as I glugged down the free wine."}}
19. ^{{cite news|last=Courtney|first=Polly|title=New riots a matter of time|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/panewsfeeds/new-riots-a-matter-of-time-writer-8745741.html|accessdate=22 November 2013|newspaper=The Evening Standard|date=5 August 2013|quote="Charities are doing an incredible job right now but, unless there is a significant shift in Government priorities and spending, more riots can only be a matter of time."}}
20. ^{{cite journal|last=Courtney|first=Polly|title=Feral Youth by Polly Courtney|date=9 August 2013|url=http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/books/feral-youth-315283.html}}
21. ^{{cite journal|last=Courtney|first=Polly|title=Leaving Your Desk at Midnight was an Early Night|issue=430|url=http://pollycourtney.com/press/attachment/38/#main}}
22. ^{{cite web|last=Courtney|first=Polly|title=Why It's Fine for Romola Garai to Say We Should #LoseTheLadsMags|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/polly-courtney/romola-garai-lose-the-lads-mags_b_4095907.html|work=Huffington Post|quote=Such is the sexism inherent in our media and film industries, using our sexuality is sometimes the only way for women to build enough of a platform to have something to shout from.}}

External links

  • Courtney's Official Website
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