Ned Beauman (born 1985) is a British novelist, journalist and screenwriter. The author of five novels, he was selected as one of the
Best of Young British Novelists by ''
Granta'' magazine in 2013.
Biography
Born in London, Beauman is the son of
Persephone Books founder
Nicola Beauman and economist Christopher Beauman. He studied philosophy at the University of Cambridge. His influences include
Jorge Luis Borges,
Raymond Chandler
Raymond Thornton Chandler (July 23, 1888 – March 26, 1959) was an American-British novelist and screenwriter. In 1932, at the age of forty-four, Chandler became a detective fiction writer after losing his job as an oil company executive durin ...
and
John Updike
John Hoyer Updike (March 18, 1932 – January 27, 2009) was an American novelist, poet, short-story writer, art critic, and literary critic. One of only four writers to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction more than once (the others being Booth ...
, along with more recent writers such as
Michael Chabon,
William Gibson and
David Foster Wallace. All of his novels are published in the UK by
Sceptre. In addition to novels, he has contributed journalism and literary criticism to ''
The Guardian'', ''
The White Review'', ''
The London Review of Books,
Cabinet
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'' and ''
Fantastic Man''.
Awards and honours
*2011:
Desmond Elliott Prize
The Desmond Elliott Prize is an annual award for the best debut novel written in English and published in the UK. The winning novel can be from any genre of fiction and must exhibit depth and breadth with a compelling narrative. The winner recei ...
shortlist for ''Boxer, Beetle''
*2011:
National Jewish Book Award winner in Debut Fiction for ''Boxer, Beetle''
*2012:
Guardian First Book Award shortlist for ''Boxer, Beetle''
*2012:
Man Booker Prize
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longlist for ''The Teleportation Accident''
*2012:
Encore Award winner for ''The Teleportation Accident''
*2013:
Somerset Maugham Award winner for ''The Teleportation Accident''
*2013: ''
Granta'' list of 20 best young writers.
Works
*2010: ''
Boxer, Beetle
''Boxer, Beetle'' is a novel by British author Ned Beauman. It was first published by Sceptre on 5 August 2010. The novel was shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award in 2010.
Overview
The story is divided into two parallel arcs, one occ ...
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*2012: ''The Teleportation Accident''
*2014: ''Glow''
*2017: ''Madness Is Better Than Defeat''
*2022: ''Venomous Lumpsucker''
References
External links
Official website
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21st-century British novelists
Living people
British male novelists
21st-century British male writers
1985 births