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Oliver Balch is a British author and freelance writer who specializes in business and international affairs. He has written for The Guardian, the Daily Telegraph, and the Financial Times.[1]

Balch graduated from Durham University in 1998 with a First in History and subsequently completed a Masters in Philosophy at Cambridge.[2][3] After leaving university he spent a year living in Bolivia and later moved to Argentina, where he began writing freelance.[4]

His first book Viva South America! was shortlisted for 'Book of the Year' at the UK Travel Press Awards.[5] India Rising: Tales from a Changing Nation was published by Faber & Faber in 2012, with Under the Tump: Sketches of Real Life on the Welsh Borders, released in 2016.

References

  1. ^ "Oliver Balch". Georgina Capel Associates ltd. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Oliver Balch". Georgina Capel. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Hatfield College : Alumni - Durham University". www.dur.ac.uk. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Editor to Author: An interview with Oliver Balch - Faber & Faber Blog". Faber & Faber Blog. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Oliver Balch Faber & Faber". www.faber.co.uk. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
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