Jonathan Lee (born 24 April 1981) is a British writer known for his novels ''Who Is Mr Satoshi?'', ''Joy'', ''High Dive'', and ''The Great Mistake''. Jonathan Lee was born in

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, England in 1981, and graduated from the

University of Bristol , mottoeng = earningpromotes one's innate power (from Horace, ''Ode 4.4'') , established = 1595 – Merchant Venturers School1876 – University College, Bristol1909 – received royal charter , type ...

with a First in English Literature. He was working as a solicitor when he wrote his debut novel ''Who Is Mr. Satosh

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Literary Career

Lee's debut novel, ''Who Is Mr Satoshi?'' was a runner-up in the

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's First Book Award 2010 and was shortlisted for the

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for literature in 2011. Lee's second novel, ''Joy'', was released in June 2012. ''

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'' noted the resemblance of ''Joy'' to the death of Lee's former colleague in 2007. After the publication of ''Joy'', Lee won a Society of Authors K Blundell Trust Award and was long listed for the Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award.Sunday Times EFG Prize Longlist: The World's Richest Short Story Prize: http://robaroundbooks.com/2014/02/sunday-times-efg-short-story-award-longlist-announced/ His third novel, ''High Dive,'' was published in the UK in 2015. The novel fictionalises the events of the real-life Brighton Hotel bombing by the

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in 1984, in their attempt to assassinate UK Prime Minister

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. Lee defended his decision to tell the story through largely fictional characters. In 2021 Lee's novel ''The Great Mistake'' was published, concerning the life and death of New York civic leader Andrew Haswell Green. ''The Great Mistake'' was selected a
WNYC's "Get Lit" book club pick
for September 2021.

Personal life

Lee relocated to New York from London in 2012. In 2021 Lee wa

In the Media

In May 2016 Pulse Films and Addictive Pictures acquired the film rights to Lee's novel ''High Dive'' with Brian Kirk to direct. In 2018, it was announced that Lee would write the script wit
Academy Award winning screenwriter

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References

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