Adam Lively (born 20 January 1961) is a British

novelist A novelist is an author or writer of novels, though often novelists also write in other genres of both fiction and non-fiction. Some novelists are professional novelists, thus make a living writing novels and other fiction, while others aspire to ...

. He was born in

Swansea Swansea (; cy, Abertawe ) is a coastal city and the second-largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Swansea ( cy, links=no, Dinas a Sir Abertawe). The city is the twenty-fifth largest in ...

and educated in

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and

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. His

debut novel A debut novel is the first novel a novelist publishes. Debut novels are often the author's first opportunity to make an impact on the publishing industry, and thus the success or failure of a debut novel can affect the ability of the author to p ...

''Blue Fruit'' was published in 1988. In 1993, he was included in the Granta Best of Young British Novelists list. Lively is the son of Booker Prize–winning novelist,

Penelope Lively Dame Penelope Margaret Lively (née Low; born 17 March 1933) is a British writer of fiction for both children and adults. Lively has won both the Booker Prize (''Moon Tiger'', 1987) and the Carnegie Medal for British children's books ('' Th ...

. Lively has also worked as a producer/director of TV documentaries and reviews fiction for ''

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'' newspaper.

Selected works

* ''Blue Fruit'' (1988) * ''The Burnt House'' (1989) TCT * ''Parliament: The Great British Democracy Swindle'' (1990) (pamphlet) * ''The Snail'' (1991) * ''Sing the Body Electric'' (1993) * ''Democracy in Britain: A Reader'' (1994) (with Jack Lively) * ''Masks: Blackness, Race and the Imagination'' (1998) (history/criticism)

External links

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Contemporary Writers profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lively, Adam British writers People from Swansea 1961 births Living people People educated at Magdalen College School, Oxford