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Updated: Daljit Nagra
- Born
- West London
- Genres
- Poetry
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber Ltd
Daljit Nagra was born and brought up in West London and Sheffield. He lives in London, and works as a secondary school English teacher. In 2003, he won the Smith/Doorstop pamphlet competition with Oh my Rub!, under…
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Phyllis Nagy
- Born
- New York City, USA
- Genres
- Drama
- Publisher
- Methuen Publishing Ltd
Playwright, screenwriter and director Phyllis Nagy was born in New York City and has lived in London since 1992. She was Writer in Residence at the Royal Court Theatre in London and is currently writing for the…
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Updated: Beverley Naidoo
- Born
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Genres
- Short Stories, Non-Fiction, Drama, Children
- Publisher
- Penguin Group (UK)
Beverley Naidoo was born into a white, middle-class family in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1943. She graduated from the University of Witwatersrand in 1963. Her involvement with the anti-apartheid movement in South…
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V. S. Naipaul
- Born
- Chaguanas, Trinidad
- Genres
- Non-Fiction, Fiction, Short Stories
- Publisher
- Picador
Sir V(idiadhar) S(urajprasad) Naipaul was born in Chaguanas, Trinidad, on 17 August 1932, the eldest son of a second-generation Indian. He was educated at Queen's Royal College, Trinidad, and, after winning a government…
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New: Shiva Naipaul
- Born
- Port of Spain, Trinidad
- Genres
- Short Stories, Non-Fiction, Fiction
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton Ltd
Shivadhar Srinivasa Naipaul, known as Shiva, was born in 1945 in Port of Spain, Trinidad (now Republic of Trinidad and Tobago). His literary ancestry is impressive: his father, who died when Naipaul was a young child,…
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New: Molly Naylor
- Born
- Cheltenham, Glos
- Genres
- Storytelling, Poetry
- Publisher
- Nasty Little Press, Oberon Books
Molly Naylor is the creator of the solo show, Whenever I Get Blown Up I Think Of You, a coming-of-age tale which premiered at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2010, and was described by The Independent as 'urgent, edgy,…
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Patrick Neate
- Born
- London
- Genres
- Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Drama, Short Stories
- Publisher
- Penguin Group (UK)
Patrick Neate is a respected novelist, critic, scriptwriter and poet. His work has been published in most major UK newspapers and magazines, widely anthologised and broadcast on radio and television. He is the author…
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Patrick Ness
- Born
- US
- Genres
- Fiction
- Publisher
- Walker Books Ltd, HarperCollins Publishers
Patrick Ness was born in the US in 1971, living in the western states of Hawaii, Washington and California, before moving to England in 1999. He read English Literature at the University of Southern California, and…
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Stuart Neville
- Born
- Northern Ireland
- Genres
- Fiction
- Publisher
- Harvill Secker
Stuart Neville is the author of two mystery novels. The first novel, The Twelve (2009), is set in Northern Ireland, and tells the story of ex-paramilitary killer, Gerry Fegan, haunted by his 12 victims. It was…
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Courttia Newland
- Born
- London, England
- Genres
- Short Stories, Fiction, Drama
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
Courttia Newland was born in 1973 to parents of Caribbean heritage. In 1997, he published his first novel, The Scholar. Further critically acclaimed work followed, including Society Within (1999) and Snakeskin…
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New: David Nicholls
- Born
- Hampshire, England
- Genres
- Fiction, Drama
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
David Nicholls was born in 1966 and studied English Literature and Drama at the University of Bristol, after which he studied acting at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York. He returned to London in…
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Grace Nichols
- Born
- Georgetown, Guyana
- Genres
- Children, Fiction, Poetry
- Publisher
- Virago
Grace Nichols was born in Georgetown, Guyana, in 1950 and grew up in a small country village on the Guyanese coast. She moved to the city with her family when she was eight, an experience central to her first novel,…
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Updated: Lawrence Norfolk
- Born
- London, England
- Genres
- Fiction
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Lawrence Norfolk was born in London in 1963. He read English at King’s College, London, graduating in 1986. He began teaching then became a freelance writer, contributing articles to magazines and journals including…
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New: Philip Norman
- Born
- London, England
- Genres
- Non-Fiction, Fiction
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
Philip Norman was born in London in 1943 and grew up on the Isle of Wight. He is a biographer, novelist, journalist and playwright. Norman records his childhood memories on the small island in his autobiography,…
