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Will Self


UK flag (b.1961)

Will Self is the author of The Quantity Theory Of Insanity, shortlisted for the 1992 John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize and winner of the 1993 Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize, Grey Area, Cock & Bull, My Idea Of Fun, Junk Mail, The Sweet Smell Of Psychosis, Great Apes, Tough, Tough Toys For Tough, Tough Boys, Dorian, and How The Dead Live, which was shortlisted for the Whitbread Novel of the Year 2002. He lives in London.
 

Genres: Literary Fiction
 
New and upcoming books
September 2024

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Elaine
 
Series
Umbrella Trilogy
   1. Umbrella (2012)
   2. Shark (2014)
   3. Phone (2017)
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Novels
   Cock and Bull (1992)
   My Idea of Fun (1993)
   Great Apes (1997)
   How the Dead Live (2000)
   Dorian (2002)
   The Book of Dave (2006)
   The Butt (2008)
   Entirely Women (2010)
   Walking to Hollywood (2010)
   Elaine (2024)
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Collections
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Novellas and Short Stories
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Series contributed to
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Non fiction show
 
Will Self recommends
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A Good Day For A Dog (2008)
Carlo Gébler
"A searing, ruthlessly exact account of crime and punishment. Gébler is a masterful writer, with an urgent truth to convey. I urge you to read this."
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Old Men in Love (2007)
Alasdair Gray
"He's the very best Alasdair Gray that we have, and we should cherish his works accordingly."

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Anthologies containing stories by Will Self
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Reports From the Deep End (2023)
Stories inspired by J. G. Ballard
edited by
Maxim Jakubowski and Rick McGrath
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Woman: An Anthology (2014)
edited by
M C Joudrey
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Second Lives (2012)
Tales from Two Cities
edited by
Jane Bernstein and Rodge Glass

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Awards
Whitbread Prize Best Novel nominee (2000) : How the Dead Live
Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Writing Best Novel winner (2008) : The Butt
Booker Prize Best Novel nominee (2012) : Umbrella
Goldsmiths Prize Best Book nominee (2017) : Phone


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