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Jonathan Coe


UK flag (b.1961)

Jonathan Coe FRSL is an English novelist and writer. His work has an underlying preoccupation with political issues, although this serious engagement is often expressed comically in the form of satire. For example, What a Carve Up! reworks the plot of an old 1960s spoof horror film of the same name.
 

Genres: Literary Fiction, Historical, Children's Fiction
 
New and upcoming books
Series
Winshaw Legacy
   1. What a Carve Up! (1994)

     aka The Winshaw Legacy

   2. Number 11 (2015)
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Rotters' Club
   1. The Rotters' Club (2001)
   2. The Closed Circle (2004)
   3. Middle England (2018)
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Novels
   The Accidental Woman (1987)
   A Touch of Love (1989)
   The Dwarves of Death (1990)
   The House of Sleep (1997)
   The Rain Before It Falls (2007)
   The Terrible Privacy of Maxwell Sim (2010)
   Expo 58 (2013)
   Mr Wilder and Me (2020)
   Bournville (2022)
   The Proof of My Innocence (2024)
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Collections
   9th and 13th (2005)
   Ox-Tales: Earth (2009) (with others)
   Loggerheads and Other Stories (2014)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   Pentatonic (2012)
   The Broken Mirror (2017) (with Chiara Coccorese)
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Series contributed to
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Jonathan Coe recommends
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Fervour (2024)
Toby Lloyd
"Intriguing, propulsive and profoundly disturbing, this is a fearless look into the dark heart of family politics from a naturally gifted storyteller."
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Second Best (2023)
David Foenkinos
"It's about time British readers discovered the wit and originality of David Foenkinos, and this exquisitely bittersweet comedy of life's missed opportunities is the perfect place to start."
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Voting Day (2022)
(Fairlight Moderns)
Clare O'Dea
"An uplifting story of hope and solidarity, as well as a vivid, fascinating snapshot of a recent (almost unbelievably recent!) moment in Swiss history. I devoured it in one sitting."

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Anthologies containing stories by Jonathan Coe

Awards
Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Writing Best Novel winner (2001) : The Rotters' Club
International IMPAC Dublin Literary Awards Best Novel nominee (2006) : The Closed Circle
Costa Book Awards Best Novel winner (2019) : Middle England


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