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Jonathan Tel is a British fiction writer, poet, and critic, best known for his fiction and winner of the V.S. Pritchett prize from the Royal Society of Literature.

Tel has lived in the United States and United Kingdom, and traveled widely in Asia and the Middle East. He studied at Stanford University, earning an M.S. in Theoretical Physics and a Ph.D in Philosophy and History of Science. He also did graduate studies in quantum physics and general relativity at the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at the University of Cambridge.[1]

Tel's published works include two books set in China: the novel-in-stories, Scratching the Head of Chairman Mao, and the story collection, The Beijing of Possibilities; also Freud's Alphabet, a novel set in Vienna and London, and Arafat's Elephant, a story collection that takes place in Jerusalem. His short stories have appeared in publications such as Granta,[2] The Guardian,[3] The Sunday Times (UK),[4] and Prospect.[5] His work has been published in translation in eight languages.[citation needed]

His writing has won several prizes, including the Sunday Times EFG Fiction Award,[6] the Commonwealth Short Story Prize,[7] and the V.S. Pritchett Prize from the Royal Society of Literature.[8] He was awarded a Fellowship in Fiction from the National Endowment for the Arts,[9] and was a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award.[10] Tel has also received residencies at MacDowell, Yaddo, Ucross, and the Rockefeller Center at Bellagio.[11]

Works

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Books

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  • Scratching the Head of Chairman Mao, Turtle Point Press (2020)
  • The Beijing of Possibilities, Other Press (2009)
  • Freud's Alphabet, Scribner (2003)
  • Arafat's Elephant, Counterpoint (2002)

References

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  1. ^ Holgate, Andrew. "Winning author: science of the story". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Jonathan Tel". Granta. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  3. ^ Tel, Jonathan (28 April 2015). "Commonwealth short story prize: The Human Phonograph by Jonathan Tel - short story". the Guardian. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  4. ^ Times, The Sunday. "The Shoe King of Shanghai by Jonathan Tel". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Jonathan Tel". Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Jonathan Tel wins Sunday Times short story award – The Poetry Society". poetrysociety.org.uk. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  7. ^ "THE COMMONWEALTH SHORT STORY PRIZE 2015". Commonwealth Writers. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  8. ^ "'The Human Phonograph' (Jonathan Tel) | The Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award". www.shortstoryaward.co.uk. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Jonathan Tel". NEA. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  10. ^ "PEN/Hemingway Award | JFK Library". www.jfklibrary.org. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Jonathan Tel". NEA. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
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