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Fred D'Aguiar
- Born
- London, England
- Genres
- Drama, Fiction, Poetry
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
Poet, novelist and playwright Fred D'Aguiar was born in London in 1960 to Guyanese parents. He lived in Guyana until he was 12, returning to England in 1972.He trained as a psychiatric nurse before reading African and…
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New: Selma Dabbagh
- Born
- Dundee, Scotland
- Genres
- Fiction
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing
Selma Dabbagh was born in Scotland in 1970 and now lives in London. She is of British Palestinian origin and grew up between England, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. She trained as a lawyer and has worked in human rights in…
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David Dabydeen
- Born
- Berbice, Guyana
- Genres
- Non-Fiction, Fiction, Poetry
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape Ltd, Peepal Tree Press
Critic, writer and novelist David Dabydeen was born in 1955 in Berbice, Guyana, moving to England with his parents in 1969. He read English at Cambridge University, gained a doctorate at University College London in…
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Updated: Fflur Dafydd
- Born
- Wales
- Genres
- Fiction
- Publisher
- Y Lolfa
Fflur Dafydd is a novelist, critic and musician from Carmarthen, West Wales. She was born in 1978 and studied English at the University of Aberystwyth, later being awarded an MA in Creative Writing from the University…
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William Dalrymple
- Born
- Scotland
- Genres
- Non-Fiction
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing plc
William Dalrymple was born and brought up in Scotland. He wrote his first book, In Xanadu: A Quest (1989), at 22 years of age, and in 1989, moved to Delhi to research City of Djinns: a year in Delhi (1993), which went…
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Achmat Dangor
- Born
- Johannesburg
- Genres
- Fiction, Poetry
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
Achmat Dangor was born in Johannesburg in 1948, and after high school, lived in several small rural South African towns. He studied literature at Rhodes University, and has published two poetry collections:…
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Toni Davidson
- Born
- Ayr, Scotland
- Genres
- Fiction, Short Stories
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd
Toni Davidson was born in Ayr, Scotland in 1965. He is the editor of two anthologies of short stories, And Thus Will I Freely Sing: An Anthology of Lesbian and Gay Writing from Scotland (1989), and Intoxication: An…
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Updated: Peter Ho Davies
- Born
- Coventry, England
- Genres
- Short Stories, Fiction
- Publisher
- Granta Publications
Peter Ho Davies was born in 1966 to Welsh and Chinese parents. He has degrees in Physics and English, and was awarded an MA in Creative Writing from Boston University. He has worked in Malaysia, Singapore, and the USA,…
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Stevie Davies
- Born
- Wales
- Genres
- Non-Fiction, Fiction
- Publisher
- Parthian, Orion
Stevie Davies, novelist and historian, was born in Wales; she is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and Fellow of the Welsh Academy. She is Professor of Creative Writing at Swansea University. Her…
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Lindsey Davis
- Born
- Birmingham
- Genres
- Fiction
- Publisher
- Century
Lindsey Davis was born in Birmingham in 1949, read English Literature at Oxford University and worked for the civil service until 1985. She is a historical novelist, best known as the author of the Falco series of crime…
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Kwame Dawes
- Born
- Ghana
- Genres
- Short Stories, Poetry, Non-Fiction, Fiction, Drama
- Publisher
- Peepal Tree Press
Kwame Dawes was born in Ghana on 28 July 1962. He grew up in Jamaica and was educated at Jamaica College, the University of the West Indies and the University of New Brunswick, where he gained his Ph.D. He is currently…
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Updated: Jill Dawson
- Born
- Durham
- Genres
- Short Stories, Poetry, Non-Fiction, Fiction
- Publisher
- Sceptre
Jill Dawson was born in Durham and grew up in Staffordshire, Essex and Yorkshire. She read American Studies at the University of Nottingham, then took a series of short-term jobs in London before studying for an MA in…
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Updated: Louis de Bernières
- Born
- London, England
- Genres
- Fiction, Drama
- Publisher
- Secker & Warburg Ltd
Novelist Louis de Bernières was born in London in 1954. He joined the army at 18 but left after spending four months at Sandhurst. After graduating from the Victoria University of Manchester, he took a postgraduate…
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Updated: Alain de Botton
- Born
- Switzerland
- Genres
- Non-Fiction, Fiction
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton Ltd
Born in 1969, writer Alain de Botton moved to England with his family from Switzerland when he was eight years old. He was educated at Cambridge University, where he read History. He is a frequent contributor to…
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John F. Deane
- Born
- Ireland
- Genres
- Young Adult, Poetry, Fiction
- Publisher
- Carcanet Press Ltd
John F. Deane was born on Achill Island in 1943. He is the author of several poetry collections and also writes short stories and novels. He has translated several books of poetry from French, Romanian and…
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Meaghan Delahunt
- Born
- Melbourne, Australia
- Genres
- Fiction
- Publisher
- Granta Publications
Meaghan Delahunt was born in 1961 in Melbourne, Australia. Since 1992 she has lived in Edinburgh, Scotland. She won the Flamingo/HQ National Short Story Prize (Australia) in 1997, and her first novel, In The Blue…
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Joolz Denby
- Born
- Colchester
- Genres
- Poetry, Fiction
- Publisher
- Serpent's Tail
Born in 1955, Joolz Denby is a writer, poet, spoken-word performer, illustrative and fine artist, curator, photographer and tattooist. Her poetry collections include The Pride of Lions (1994), Errors of the Spirit…
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Ferdinand Dennis
- Born
- Jamaica
- Genres
- Fiction, Non-Fiction
- Publisher
Writer and broadcaster Ferdinand Dennis was born in 1956 in Jamaica. He read sociology at Leicester University and studied for a Masters degree at Birkbeck College, London University. A former Robert Kennedy research…
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Updated: Anita Desai
- Born
- Mussoorie, India
- Genres
- Short Stories, Fiction, Children
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
Novelist, short-story writer and children's author Anita Desai was born in 1937 in Mussoorie, India. She was educated at Delhi University. Her novels include Fire on the Mountain (1977), which won the Winifred Holtby…
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Kiran Desai
- Born
- India
- Genres
- Fiction
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton Ltd, Faber and Faber Ltd
Kiran Desai was born in India in 1971 and grew up there before moving to England, aged fourteen years. She was educated in India, England and the US. Her first novel, Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard (1998) won a 1998…
