Kate Atkinson
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Kate Atkinson was born in York, and studied English Literature at the University of Dundee. She earned her Masters Degree from Dundee in 1974. She then went on to study for a doctorate in American Literature but she failed at the viva (oral examination) stage. After leaving the university, she took mostra altro on a variety of jobs from home help to legal secretary and teacher. Her first novel, Behind the Scenes at the Museum, won the 1995 Whitbread Book of the Year ahead of Salman Rushdie's The Moor's Last Sigh and Roy Jenkins's biography of William Ewart Gladstone. It went on to be a Sunday Times bestseller. Since then, she has published another five novels, one play, and one collection of short stories. Her work is often celebrated for its wit, wisdom and subtle characterisation, and the surprising twists and plot turns. Her most recent work has featured the popular former detective Jackson Brodie. In 2009, she donated the short story Lucky We Live Now to Oxfam's 'Ox-Tales' project, four collections of UK stories written by 38 authors. Atkinson's story was published in the 'Earth' collection. In March 2010, Atkinson appeared at the York Literature Festival, giving a world-premier reading from an early chapter from her forthcoming novel Started Early, Took My Dog, which is set mainly in the English city of Leeds. Atkinson's bestselling novel, Life after Life, has won numerous awards, including the COSTA Novel Award for 2013. The follow-up to Life After Life is A God in Ruins and was published in 2015. This title won a Costa Book Award 2015 in the novel category. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
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Serie
Opere di Kate Atkinson
Lineup 1 copia
Life After Life / Started Early, Took My Dog / Case Histories / One Good Turn / When Will There Be Good News? /… (2014) 1 copia
Affairs of the Heart 1 copia
Lucky We Live Now - story 1 copia
Wentworth : Season 8 : Part 1 1 copia
Creepy Crawlies 1 copia
Opere correlate
The Book That Changed My Life: 71 Remarkable Writers Celebrate the Books That Matter Most to Them (2006) — Collaboratore — 391 copie, 18 recensioni
Freedom: Stories Celebrating the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (2009) — Collaboratore — 73 copie, 2 recensioni
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Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1951-12-20
- Sesso
- female
- Nazionalità
- England
- Nazione (per mappa)
- England, UK
- Luogo di nascita
- York, Yorkshire, England, UK
- Luogo di residenza
- Whitby, Yorkshire, England, UK
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK - Istruzione
- University of Dundee (1974)
- Attività lavorative
- legal secretary
teacher
novelist - Relazioni
- Hixon, Andy (partner or husband)
- Premi e riconoscimenti
- British Book Award (Newcomer of the Year ∙ 1997)
E. M. Forster Award (1998)
Order of the British Empire (Member ∙ 2011) - Agente
- Peter Straus
- Breve biografia
- She was born in York, and studied English Literature at the University of Dundee, gaining her Masters Degree in 1974. During her final year of this course, she was married for the first time. The marriage lasted only two years, but produced Atkinson's first daughter, Eve, who was born in 1975. She subsequently studied for a doctorate in American Literature which she failed at the viva stage. After leaving university, she took on a variety of miscellaneous jobs from home help to legal secretary and teacher. She lived in Whitby, Yorkshire for a time, but now lives in Edinburgh.
Utenti
Discussioni
BRITISH AUTHOR CHALLENGE - OCTOBER 2016 - ATKINSON & GOLDING in 75 Books Challenge for 2016 (Ottobre 2016)
"Life After Life": Is it worth a read? in Girlybooks (Settembre 2015)
Life after Life - Kate Atkinson in Orange January/July (Mag 2014)
Recensioni
I casi dimenticati di Kate Atkinson
Un giallo perfetto, complicato, con tanti casi che alla fine trovano una soluzione. Imperdibile anche per la bravura della scrittrice.
Kate Atkinson è una delle mie scrittrici preferite. I suoi gialli un po' complicati dove tutti i particolari si incastrano perfettamente alla fine e i suoi personaggi alcuni sempre un po' surreali rilassano e divertono. Il suo stile di scrittura è magnifico.
Non conoscevo questa scrittrice e ho fatto una scoperta eccezionale.
La Atkinson ha una scrittura magnifica. I personaggi sono fantastici e la storia è veramente bella. Un giallo magnifico, con colpi di scena imprevisti. Consigliatissimo.
La Atkinson ha una scrittura magnifica. I personaggi sono fantastici e la storia è veramente bella. Un giallo magnifico, con colpi di scena imprevisti. Consigliatissimo.
Libro eccezionale, stupendo, quata autrice è un mito. Scrive divinamente e la storia è molto molto originale. Non si può non leggere un libro come questo.
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- 34
- Opere correlate
- 11
- Utenti
- 45,881
- Popolarità
- #350
- Voto
- 3.9
- Recensioni
- 2,246
- ISBN
- 656
- Lingue
- 24
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