Andrew Miller (novelist)
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| Born | 29 April 1960 Bristol |
| Occupation | Author |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Critical and Creative Writing |
| Alma mater | Middlesex University East Anglia Lancaster |
| Genres | Fictional prose |
| Notable award(s) | IMPAC (1999) Costa Book Award (2011) |
Andrew Miller (born in Bristol on 29 April 1960) is an English novelist.
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[edit] Biography
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Miller grew up in the West Country and has lived in Spain, Japan, Ireland and France.[1]
After gaining a first class degree in English at Middlesex Polytechnic,[2] Miller studied 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. He currently lives in Witham Friary in Somerset.
[edit] Bibliography
- Ingenious Pain (1997)
- Casanova (1998)
- Oxygen (2001)
- The Optimists (2005)
- One Morning Like a Bird (2008)
- Pure (2011)
[edit] 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[6]
- 2011 Costa Book Awards, Costa Book of the Year, Pure[6]
[edit] References
- ^ Eltringham, Dan (18 June 2011). "Small talk: Andrew Miller". FT.com. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/d7b2e8f2-9766-11e0-af13-00144feab49a.html#axzz1iTqYQL4Y. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ^ Cochrane, Kira (25 January 2012). "Andrew Miller: my morbid obsession". Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/jan/25/andrew-miller-interview. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ^ "Previous winners - fiction | James Tait Black Prize winners | People". Ed.ac.uk. 11 November 2011. http://www.ed.ac.uk/about/people/tait-black/fiction. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ "International IMPAC DUBLIN Literary Award". Impacdublinaward.ie. 2000. http://www.impacdublinaward.ie/win99.htm. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ "Andrew Miller | British Council Literature". Literature.britishcouncil.org. http://literature.britishcouncil.org/andrew-miller. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ a b "2011 Costa Book Awards Winners Announced". Huffingtonpost.co.uk. 30 December 2011. http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/01/04/2011-costa-book-awards-winners_n_1182698.html. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
[edit] External links
- Andrew Miller (novelist) at Contemporary Writers
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