Marion Coutts's memoir 'The Iceberg' awarded 2015 Wellcome Book Prize
Marion Coutts's memoir The Iceberg has been honored with the 2015 Wellcome Book Prize, which carries a £30,000 award. The book chronicles the final eighteen months of her husband Tom Lubbock's life before his death from a brain tumor in 2011. Lubbock was an art critic. The prize specifically recognizes works of fiction or nonfiction that engage with themes of medicine, health, or illness. Publishers submit entries for consideration. Past recipients include Alice LaPlante's Turn of Mind from 2011, Thomas Wright's Circulation from 2012, and Rebecca Skloot's The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, which won in 2010.
Key facts
- Marion Coutts's memoir 'The Iceberg' won the 2015 Wellcome Book Prize
- The book details the last 18 months of her husband Tom Lubbock's life
- Tom Lubbock was an art critic who died of a brain tumor in 2011
- The Wellcome Book Prize recognizes books engaging with medicine, health, or illness
- The prize award is £30,000
- Publishers submit books for the prize
- Previous winners include Alice LaPlante (2011), Thomas Wright (2012), and Rebecca Skloot (2010)
- The source article was published on April 30, 2015
Entities
Artists
- Marion Coutts
- Tom Lubbock
- Alice LaPlante
- Thomas Wright
- Rebecca Skloot
- Henrietta Lacks
Institutions
- Wellcome Book Prize
- ArtReview