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'''Chris Power''' is a British writer and literary critic for [[The Guardian]]. |
'''Chris Power''' is a British writer and literary critic for [[The Guardian]]. |
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He has worked as an advertising copywriter and creative director.<ref name="Guardian 03 April 2021"/> |
He has worked as an advertising copywriter and creative director.<ref name="Guardian 03 April 2021"/> |
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Power has been writing a regular column for [[The Guardian]] about the [[short story]] as a literary form since 2007.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hurlburt |first1=Ann |title=Riveting Stories About Restless Wanderers|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/01/chris-power-mothers/576415/ |work=[[The Atlantic]] |date=January 2019}}<br>- {{cite news |last1=Rosen |first1=Christine |title=Mothers: Stories (brief review) |work=Commentary |date=May 2019}}</ref> He has also presented the [[BBC Radio Four]] programme ''Open Book''.<ref name="Guardian 03 April 2021"/> |
Power has been writing a regular column for [[The Guardian]] about the [[short story]] as a literary form since 2007.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hurlburt |first1=Ann |title=Riveting Stories About Restless Wanderers|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/01/chris-power-mothers/576415/ |work=[[The Atlantic]] |date=January 2019}}<br />- {{cite news |last1=Rosen |first1=Christine |title=Mothers: Stories (brief review) |work=Commentary |date=May 2019}}</ref> He has also presented the [[BBC Radio Four]] programme ''Open Book''.<ref name="Guardian 03 April 2021"/> |
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He has cited [[Roberto Bolaño]] and [[Denis Johnson]] as literary influences.<ref name="Guardian 03 April 2021"/> |
He has cited [[Roberto Bolaño]] and [[Denis Johnson]] as literary influences.<ref name="Guardian 03 April 2021"/> |
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Power's first book of short stories, ''Mothers: Stories'', was published in 2018 in Britain and in 2019 in the United States.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McAloon |first1=Jonathan |title=Mothers (book review) |work=The Spectator |date=30 June 2018}}<br>- {{cite news |last1=Thomas-Kennedy |first1=Jackie |title=Review: 'Mothers: Stories,' by Chris Power |url=http://www.startribune.com/review-mothers-stories-by-chris-power/504825152/ |accessdate=8 May 2019 |work=Star-Tribune |date=25 January 2019}}</ref> |
Power's first book of short stories, ''Mothers: Stories'', was published in 2018 in Britain and in 2019 in the United States.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McAloon |first1=Jonathan |title=Mothers (book review) |work=The Spectator |date=30 June 2018}}<br />- {{cite news |last1=Thomas-Kennedy |first1=Jackie |title=Review: 'Mothers: Stories,' by Chris Power |url=http://www.startribune.com/review-mothers-stories-by-chris-power/504825152/ |accessdate=8 May 2019 |work=Star-Tribune |date=25 January 2019}}</ref> |
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His first novel, ''A Lonely Man'', was published in April 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.faber.co.uk/catalog/product/view/id/7874/s/9780571341214-a-lonely-man/|title = A Lonely Man}}</ref> |
His first novel, ''A Lonely Man'', was published in April 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.faber.co.uk/catalog/product/view/id/7874/s/9780571341214-a-lonely-man/|title = A Lonely Man}}</ref> |
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Power is married with two daughters and lives in London.<ref name="Guardian 03 April 2021"/> |
Power is married with two daughters and lives in London.<ref name="Guardian 03 April 2021"/> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 11:21, 24 April 2022
Chris Power is a British writer and literary critic for The Guardian.
He was born in 1975 and grew up in Farnborough, Hampshire.[1] He studied English and American literature at Swansea University, graduating in 1998.[2]
He has worked as an advertising copywriter and creative director.[1]
Power has been writing a regular column for The Guardian about the short story as a literary form since 2007.[3] He has also presented the BBC Radio Four programme Open Book.[1]
He has cited Roberto Bolaño and Denis Johnson as literary influences.[1]
Power's first book of short stories, Mothers: Stories, was published in 2018 in Britain and in 2019 in the United States.[4]
His first novel, A Lonely Man, was published in April 2021.[5]
Power is married with two daughters and lives in London.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Guardian 03 April 2021" https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/apr/03/chris-power-you-burn-reality-to-fuel-the-fiction
- ^ https://uk.linkedin.com/in/chrisjohnpower
- ^ Hurlburt, Ann (January 2019). "Riveting Stories About Restless Wanderers". The Atlantic.
- Rosen, Christine (May 2019). "Mothers: Stories (brief review)". Commentary. - ^ McAloon, Jonathan (30 June 2018). "Mothers (book review)". The Spectator.
- Thomas-Kennedy, Jackie (25 January 2019). "Review: 'Mothers: Stories,' by Chris Power". Star-Tribune. Retrieved 8 May 2019. - ^ "A Lonely Man".