▁of ▁his ▁work ▁by ▁Guy ▁Mann es - A bb ott ▁appeared ▁in ▁The ▁Independent ▁newspaper ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁He ▁lives ▁in ▁Corn wall ▁with ▁his ▁wife , ▁the ▁writer ▁Charlotte ▁Hob son , ▁and ▁their ▁children . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁hon ours ▁▁ 1 9 9 4 : ▁Som erset ▁M aug ham ▁Award ▁for ▁The ▁Cross ing ▁Place ▁ 1 9 9 6 : ▁Elect ed ▁as ▁a ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Society ▁of ▁Liter ature ▁▁ 1 9 9 9 : ▁Thomas ▁Cook ▁Tra vel ▁Book ▁Award ▁for ▁The ▁Spirit - W rest lers ▁ 2 0 1 3 : ▁Honor ary ▁Fellow ship ▁awarded ▁by ▁Fal mouth ▁University ▁▁ 2 0 1 5 : ▁R ising ▁Gr ound : ▁A ▁Search ▁for ▁the ▁Spirit ▁of ▁Place ▁short list ed ▁for ▁Stan ford ▁Dol man ▁Tra vel ▁Book ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁ ▁Selected ▁publications ▁His ▁books ▁include : ▁Historical ▁and ▁travel ▁writing A ▁Far ▁Country : ▁travel s ▁in ▁Eth iop ia , ▁Century , ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁The ▁Cross ing ▁Place : ▁a ▁journey ▁among ▁the ▁Armen ians , ▁Har per Coll ins , ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁ ▁( S om erset ▁M aug ham ▁Award ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ). ▁This ▁book ▁is ▁being ▁currently ▁translated ▁into ▁Spanish ▁thanks ▁to ▁an ▁Art ist ▁Res iden cy ▁granted ▁by ▁the ▁Ban ff ▁Centre ▁in ▁Al berta , ▁Canada , ▁and ▁the ▁Mexican ▁National ▁Fund ▁for