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William Boyd

UK  (1952 - )
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About William Boyd
William Boyd was born in Ghana. He was brought up there and in Nigeria. He was educated at the universities of Nice, Glasgow and Oxford. He is the author of seven previous novels and the recipient of many awards including the Whitbread First Novel, the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the Sunday Express Book of the Year Award. An Ice-Cream War was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. He is married and lives in Chelsea, London.
 
Non fiction
Bamboo
 
Awards
The Booker Prize Best Novel nominee (1982) : An Ice-Cream War
James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction Best Novel winner (1990) : Brazzaville Beach
Costa Book Awards Best Novel winner (2006) : Restless
The Richard and Judy Best Read of the Year Best Novel nominee (2007) : Restless


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William Boyd recommends
Alma Cogan
Alma Cogan (1991)
Gordon Burn
"An extraordinary, unprecidented novel, audacious, innovative and totally compelling."
The Kindness of Women
The Kindness of Women (1991)
(Empire of the Sun, book 2)
J G Ballard
"The book is full of mesmerising writing, classic examples of the Ballard style, paragraphs and pages that disturb and enthral... A force is operating in this astonishing book which is hard to resist."
The Last King of Scotland
The Last King of Scotland (1998)
Giles Foden
"Audacious, shrewd and spirited."
The Memory of All That
The Memory of All That (1999)
Bryan Forbes
"A fascinating novel, utterly compelling and wonderfully authentic."
Amagansett
Amagansett (2004)
Mark Mills
"A striking and assured first thriller...worldly and impeccably researched. "
Typhoon
Typhoon (2008)
Charles Cumming
"Compelling, vivid and disturbing. I read it at a rate of knots. "



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