Andrew Miller (novelist)
| Andrew Miller | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Andrew Miller (right). | |
| Born |
29 April 1960 Bristol |
| Occupation | Author |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Critical and Creative Writing |
| Alma mater |
Middlesex University East Anglia Lancaster |
| Genre | Fictional prose |
| Notable awards |
IMPAC (1999) Costa Book Award (2011) |
Andrew Brooke Miller FRSL (born 29 April 1960) is an English novelist.
Biography
Miller was born in Bristol. He grew up in the West Country and has lived in Spain, Japan, Ireland and France.[1] He was educated at Dauntsey's School, and after gaining a first class degree in English at Middlesex Polytechnic,[2] completed an MA in Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia in 1991. In 1995 he wrote a PhD in Critical and Creative Writing at Lancaster University. For his first book Ingenious Pain he received three awards, the James Tait Black Memorial Award for Fiction,[3] the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award;[4] and the Grinzane Cavour prize in Italy.[5] The book has been translated into 36 languages. Miller currently lives in Witham Friary in Somerset.
Bibliography
- Ingenious Pain (1997, Sceptre)
- Casanova (1998, Sceptre)
- Oxygen (2001, Sceptre)
- The Optimists (2005, Sceptre)
- One Morning Like a Bird (2008, Sceptre)
- Pure (2011, Sceptre)
- The Crossing (2015, Sceptre)[6]
Awards
- 1997 James Tait Black Memorial Prize, Fiction Award, Ingenious Pain
- 1997 Premio Grinzane Cavour (Italy), Best Foreign Fiction, Ingenious Pain
- 1999 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, Winner, Ingenious Pain
- 2001 Booker Prize for Fiction, Shortlist, Oxygen
- 2001 Whitbread Novel Award, Shortlist, Oxygen
- 2011 Costa Book Awards, Best Novel, Pure[7]
- 2011 Costa Book Awards, Costa Book of the Year, Pure[7]
References
- ↑ Eltringham, Dan (18 June 2011). "Small talk: Andrew Miller". FT.com. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ↑ Cochrane, Kira (25 January 2012). "Andrew Miller: my morbid obsession". Guardian. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ↑ "Previous winners - fiction | James Tait Black Prize winners | People". Ed.ac.uk. 11 November 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ↑ "International IMPAC DUBLIN Literary Award". Impacdublinaward.ie. 2000. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ↑ "Andrew Miller | British Council Literature". Literature.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/jun/28/andrew-miller-the-crossing
- 1 2 "2011 Costa Book Awards Winners Announced". Huffingtonpost.co.uk. 30 December 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
External links
- Andrew Miller at British Council: Literature
Recipients of the International Dublin Literary Award | ||
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If the winning book is a translation, the prize is divided between the writer and the translator, with the writer receiving €75,000 and the translator €25,000. | ||
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