Peter Benson (author)

Peter Benson is a British author of novels, plays and short stories.

Bibliography

Novels

• 1987, The Levels (Alma Books)
• 1989, A Lesser Dependency (Alma Books)
• 1990, The Other Occupant (Alma Books)
• 1993, Odo's Hanging (Alma Books)
• 1994, Riptide (Alma Books)
• 1995, A Private Moon (Alma Books)
• 1997, The Shape of Clouds (Alma Books)
• 2011, Two Cows and a Vanful of Smoke (Alma Books)
• 2012, Isabel's Skin (Alma Books)

Plays

• 2013, The Two Friends with Alessandro Gallenzi (Calder Publications)

Short Stories

• 1987, Jude: Winter's Tales 3 (Constable)
• 1988, Alan: Winter's Tales 4 (Constable)
• 1988, Rajastan, 1987: 20 Under 35 (Picador)
• 1990, Gates of Swimming: Winter's Tales 6 (Constable)
• 2000, Dominion: New Writing 9 (Vintage)

Awards

• The Levels - Winner of the Guardian Fiction Prize, The Author's Club First Novel Award, and a Betty Trask Prize
• A Lesser Dependency - Winner of The Encore Award
• The Other Occupant - Winner of The Somerset Maugham Award
• Two Cows and a Vanful of Smoke - Selected, Fiction Uncovered 2012