Michael Bracewell (born 7 August 1958) is a British writer and novelist. He was born in London, and educated at the

University of Nottingham The University of Nottingham is a public university, public research university in Nottingham, United Kingdom. It was founded as University College Nottingham in 1881, and was granted a royal charter in 1948. The University of Nottingham belongs t ...

, graduating in English and American Studies. A comprehensive collection of Bracewell's essays can be found in ''Michael Bracewell The Space Between: Selected Writings on Art'', edited by Doro Globus and published by

Ridinghouse Ridinghouse is a British book publisher specialising in art. Ridinghouse’s publications are distributed by Cornerhouse in the UK and Europe, and by RAM Publications + Distribution, Inc. in North America. Company history Ridinghouse was found ...

in 2012. He is perhaps best known for his 1997 collection, ''England Is Mine: Pop Life in Albion From Wilde to Goldie''.

Bibliography

*Fiction **''Missing Margate'' (1988) **''The Crypto-Amnesia Club'' (1988) **''The Quick End'' (1988) **''Divine Concepts of Physical Beauty'' (1989) **''The Conclave'' (1992) **''Saint Rachel'' (1995) **''Perfect Tense'' (2001) *Non-fiction **''The Faber Book of Pop'' (contributor) (1995) **''England Is Mine: Pop Life in Albion From Wilde to Goldie'' (1997) **''The Penguin Book of Twentieth-Century Fashion Writing'' (contributor) (1999) **Wrote introduction to

Jeff Noon Jeff Noon (born 1957 in Droylsden, Lancashire, England) is a British novelist, short story writer and playwright whose works make use of word play and fantasy. Noon's speculative fiction books have ties to the works of writers such as Lewis Car ...

's ''Cobralingus'' (2001) **''The Nineties: When Surface was Depth'' (2002) **''I Know Where I'm Going: A Guide to Morecambe & Heysham'' (co-author) (2003) **''Roxyism'' (2004) **''Roxy Music: Bryan Ferry, Brian Eno, Art, Ideas and Fashion'' (2005) **''The Edgier Waters'' (contributor) (2006) **''Re-make/Re-model: Becoming Roxy Music'' (2007) **''Introduction to the

Sotheby's Sotheby's () is a British-founded American multinational corporation with headquarters in New York City. It is one of the world's largest brokers of fine and decorative art, jewellery, and collectibles. It has 80 locations in 40 countries, and ...

catalogue for

Damien Hirst Damien Steven Hirst (; né Brennan; born 7 June 1965) is an English artist, entrepreneur, and art collector. He is one of the Young British Artists (YBAs) who dominated the art scene in the UK during the 1990s. He is reportedly the United Kingd ...

's sale:

Beautiful Inside My Head Forever Beautiful Inside My Head Forever was a two-day auction of new work at Sotheby's, London, taking place on 15 and 16 September 2008. It was unusual as Damien Hirst bypassed galleries and sold directly to the public. The sale raised £111 million ($ ...

, an introduction'' (2008) **''The Space Between: Selected Writings on Art'' (2012) ** ''What Is Gilbert & George?'' (2017) **''Modern World: The Art of Richard Hamilton'' (2021) **''Souvenir'' (2021)

References

External links

Interview

''The Times'' on Michael Bracewell
* 1958 births Living people 20th-century English novelists Alumni of the University of Nottingham English non-fiction writers English male novelists Writers from London 20th-century English male writers English male non-fiction writers {{UK-novelist-stub