Andrew Brooke Miller FRSL (born 29 April 1960) is an English

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 asp ...

Life and career

Miller was born in

Bristol Bristol () is a city, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. Bristol is the most populous city in ...

. He grew up in the West Country and has lived in Spain, Japan, Ireland and France. He was educated at

Dauntsey's School Dauntsey's School is a public school (independent boarding and day school) for pupils aged 11–18 in the village of West Lavington, Wiltshire, England. The school was founded in 1542, in accordance with the will of William Dauntesey, a mast ...

, and after gaining a first-class degree in English at

Middlesex Polytechnic Middlesex University London (legally Middlesex University and abbreviated MDX) is a public research university in Hendon, northwest London, England. The name of the university is taken from its location within the historic county boundaries of ...

, completed an MA in

Creative Writing Creative writing is any writing that goes outside the bounds of normal professional, journalistic, academic, or technical forms of literature, typically identified by an emphasis on narrative craft, character development, and the use of literary ...

at the

University of East Anglia The University of East Anglia (UEA) is a public research university in Norwich, England. Established in 1963 on a campus west of the city centre, the university has four faculties and 26 schools of study. The annual income of the institution f ...

in 1991. In 1995 he wrote a PhD in Critical and Creative Writing at Lancaster University. For his first book '' Ingenious Pain'' he received three awards, the James Tait Black Memorial Award for Fiction, the

International Dublin Literary Award The International Dublin Literary Award ( ga, Duais Liteartha Idirnáisiúnta Bhaile Átha Chliath), established as the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award in 1996, is presented each year for a novel written or translated into English. ...

; and the

Grinzane Cavour Prize The Grinzane Cavour Prize (1989–2009) was an Italian literary award established in 1982 by Francesco Meotto. The annual award ceremony took place in the medieval castle of Grinzane Cavour. The goal of the prize was to attract young people to re ...

in Italy. The book has been translated into 36 languages. Miller currently lives in

Witham Friary Witham Friary is a small English village and civil parish located between the towns of Frome and Bruton in the county of Somerset. It is in the Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the ancient Forest of ...

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with his daughter Frieda.

Bibliography

* '' Ingenious Pain'' (1997,

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) * ''

Casanova Giacomo Girolamo Casanova (, ; 2 April 1725 – 4 June 1798) was an Italian adventurer and author from the Republic of Venice. His autobiography, (''Story of My Life''), is regarded as one of the most authentic sources of information about the c ...

'' (1998,

) * ''

Oxygen Oxygen is the chemical element with the symbol O and atomic number 8. It is a member of the chalcogen group in the periodic table, a highly reactive nonmetal, and an oxidizing agent that readily forms oxides with most elements as ...

'' (2001,

) * '' The Optimists'' (2005,

) * '' One Morning Like a Bird'' (2008,

) * ''

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'' (2011,

) * '' The Crossing'' (2015, Sceptre) *'' Now We Shall Be Entirely Free'' (2018, Sceptre) *''The Slowworm's Song'' (2022, Sceptre)

Awards

* 1997

James Tait Black Memorial Prize The James Tait Black Memorial Prizes are literary prizes awarded for literature written in the English language. They, along with the Hawthornden Prize, are Britain's oldest literary awards. Based at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, Uni ...

, Fiction Award, ''Ingenious Pain'' * 1997

Premio Grinzane Cavour The Grinzane Cavour Prize (1989–2009) was an Italian literary award established in 1982 by Francesco Meotto. The annual award ceremony took place in the medieval castle of Grinzane Cavour. The goal of the prize was to attract young people to re ...

(Italy), Best Foreign Fiction, ''Ingenious Pain'' * 1999

, Winner, ''Ingenious Pain'' * 2001 Booker Prize, Shortlist, ''Oxygen'' * 2001

Whitbread Novel Award The Costa Book Awards were a set of annual literary awards recognising English-language books by writers based in UK and Ireland. Originally named the Whitbread Book Awards from 1971 to 2005 after its first sponsor, the Whitbread company, then ...

, Shortlist, ''Oxygen'' *

2011 Costa Book Awards The Costa Book Awards were a set of annual literary awards recognising English-language books by writers based in UK and Ireland. Originally named the Whitbread Book Awards from 1971 to 2005 after its first sponsor, the Whitbread company, then ...

, Best Novel, ''Pure''
*

, Costa Book of the Year, ''Pure'' * 2019

Walter Scott Prize The Walter Scott Prize for historical fiction is a British literary award founded in 2010.Walter Sc ...

shortlist, ''Now We Shall Be Entirely Free''

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Andrew 1960 births Living people People educated at Dauntsey's School Alumni of Middlesex University Alumni of the University of East Anglia Alumni of Lancaster University 20th-century British novelists 21st-century British novelists Costa Book Award winners James Tait Black Memorial Prize recipients Fellows of the Royal Society of Literature British male novelists 20th-century British male writers 21st-century British male writers