James Buchan (born 11 June 1954) is a Scottish

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 ...

and historian.

Biography

Buchan is a son of the late

William Buchan, 3rd Baron Tweedsmuir William James de L'Aigle Buchan, 3rd Baron Tweedsmuir (10 January 1916 – 29 June 2008), also known as "William Tweedsmuir" was an English peer and author of novels, short stories, memoirs and verse. He was the second son of the writer and Gov ...

, and grandson of

John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir (; 26 August 1875 – 11 February 1940) was a Scottish novelist, historian, and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the 15th since Canadian Confederation. After a brief legal career ...

, the Scottish novelist and diplomat. He has several brothers and sisters, including the writer

Perdita Buchan The Hon. Perdita Caroline Buchan (born 16 December 1940) is an Anglo- American author and journalist. As a writer she uses her maiden name, but is also known by her married name of Perdita Buchan Connolly. Background Buchan was born in 1940, th ...

. Educated at

Eton Eton most commonly refers to Eton College, a public school in Eton, Berkshire, England. Eton may also refer to: Places *Eton, Berkshire, a town in Berkshire, England * Eton, Georgia, a town in the United States * Éton, a commune in the Meuse dep ...

and

Magdalen College, Oxford Magdalen College (, ) is a constituent college of the University of Oxford. It was founded in 1458 by William of Waynflete. Today, it is the fourth wealthiest college, with a financial endowment of £332.1 million as of 2019 and one of the s ...

, he began his career as a ''

Financial Times The ''Financial Times'' (''FT'') is a British daily newspaper printed in broadsheet and published digitally that focuses on business and economic current affairs. Based in London, England, the paper is owned by a Japanese holding company, Nik ...

'' correspondent, writing from the Middle East, Germany, and the United States. In 1986, he married Lady Evelyn Rose Phipps, daughter of

Oswald Phipps, 4th Marquess of Normanby Oswald Constantine John Phipps, 4th Marquess of Normanby, (29 July 1912 – 30 January 1994), styled Earl of Mulgrave until 1932, was a British peer and philanthropist for blind people. Early life The eldest son of Constantine Phipps, 3rd Ma ...

. She died in 2018. He has three children.

Bibliography

Novels

*''A Parish of Rich Women'' (1984) Whitbread Book of the Year award,

Betty Trask Award The Betty Trask Prize and Awards are for first novels written by authors under the age of 35, who reside in a current or former Commonwealth nation. Each year the awards total £20,000, with one author receiving a larger prize amount, called the ...

*''Davy Chadwick'' (1987) *''Slide'' (1991) *''Heart's Journey in Winter'' (1995) (''The Golden Plough'' in US) Guardian Fiction Prize *''High Latitudes'' (1996) *''A Good Place to Die'' (1999) (''The Persian Bride'' in US) *''The Gate of Air'' (2008)

Non-fiction

*''Frozen Desire: The Meaning of Money'' (1997) *''Capital of the Mind: How Edinburgh Changed the World'' (2003) (''Crowded with Genius: Edinburgh's Moment of the Mind' in US) *''Adam Smith and the Pursuit of Perfect Liberty'' (2006) (''The Authentic Adam Smith:His Life and Ideas'' in US) *''Days of God: The Revolution in Iran and its Consequences'' (2012) The Washington Institute for Near East Policy Book Prize (Silver Medal) *''John Law: A Scottish Adventurer of the Eighteenth Century'' (2018)

References

Scottish novelists British reporters and correspondents Fellows of the Royal Society of Literature Costa Book Award winners Living people 1954 births Place of birth missing (living people) People educated at Eton College Alumni of Magdalen College, Oxford Younger sons of barons {{UK-novelist-stub