Rose Macaulay
Rose Macaulay | |
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Pencil sketch of Rose Macaulay | |
| Born | Emilie Rose Macaulay 1 August 1881 Rugby, Warwickshire, England |
| Died | 30 October 1958 (aged 77) |
| Nationality | English |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Education | Oxford High School for Girls |
| Alma mater | Somerville College, Oxford |
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| Notable awards | James Tait Black Memorial Prize (1956) Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (1958) |
| Partner | Gerald O'Donovan (c. 1918–1942) |
Dame Emilie Rose Macaulay, DBE (1 August 1881 – 30 October 1958) was an English writer, most noted for her award-winning novel The Towers of Trebizond, about a small Anglo-Catholic group crossing Turkey by camel.
The story is seen as a spiritual autobiography, reflecting her own changing and conflicting beliefs. Macaulay's novels were partly influenced by Virginia Woolf. She also wrote biographies, travelogues and poetry.