Liam Brown (born 26 April 1985) is a British writer. His

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, ''Real Monsters'', was published in 2015 by

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. His second novel, ''Wild Life'', was published in 2016 and his third, ''Broadcast,'' was published in 2017. In 2019 his fourth novel, Skin, was shortlisted for the Guardian's Not the Booker Prize. In 2023 his fifth novel, Evergreens, was published by Legend Press.

Early life and education

Brown was born and grew up in

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. After leaving school, he spent "five years working a series of increasingly dead-end jobs", before attending the

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. In 2010 he received the de Rohan Scholarship, enabling him to study for an MA in

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Writing

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, author

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described Real Monsters as "a memorable and moving portrait of the futility of 21st century conflict". His second novel ''Wild Life'', "a compelling, chilling investigation into the dark instincts of masculinity", was published in 2016, followed by Broadcast, a retelling of

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, in 2017. His fourth novel, Skin, was published in 2019.

Works

*''Real Monsters'' (Legend Press, 2015) *''Wild Life'' (Legend Press, 2016) *''Broadcast'' (Legend Press/Penguin Random House Australia, 2017) *''Skin'' (Legend Press, 2019)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Liam English male novelists 1985 births Living people 21st-century English novelists Writers from Birmingham, West Midlands