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'''William Sutcliffe''' (born 9 March 1971) is a British [[novelist]]. He has written many acclaimed novels, spanning genres from [[satire]] to YA fiction. His 2008 book ''Whatever Makes You Happy'' has been adapted into a 2019 film by [[Netflix]], under the title ''[[Otherhood]]''.
'''William Sutcliffe''' (born 9 March 1971) is a British [[novelist]]. He has written many acclaimed novels, spanning genres from [[satire]] to [[YA fiction]]. His 2008 book ''Whatever Makes You Happy'' has been adapted into a 2019 film by [[Netflix]], under the title ''[[Otherhood]]''.


==Novels==
==Novels==


Sutcliffe's novels could be categorised as humorous. ''[[New Boy (novel)|New Boy]]'' has much authentic material in it that refers to actual incidents from his life at Haberdashers', although it would be going too far to call it "autobiographical".<ref>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/3614529/A-writers-life-William-Sutcliffe.html</ref>
Sutcliffe's novels could be categorised as humorous. ''[[New Boy (novel)|New Boy]]'' has much authentic material in it that refers to actual incidents from his life at Haberdashers', although it would be going too far to call it "autobiographical".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/3614529/A-writers-life-William-Sutcliffe.html|title=A writer's life: William Sutcliffe}}</ref>


His next novel concerns a 10-year-old growing up in a North London suburb with his family, and the plot centres on the complex knot of his childhood friendships. Sutcliffe's 2008 book ''Whatever Makes You Happy'' ([[2008 in literature|2008]]) is about interfering mothers of men who refuse to grow up. This has recently been adapted into a film by [[Netflix]], under the new title ''[[Otherhood]]''.<ref>https://m.imdb.com/title/tt4180560/</ref> His first young adult novel, '' The Wall'' ([[2013 in literature|2013]]), tells of a boy in Israel's occupied territories whose discovery of a tunnel underneath the barrier wall sets off a spiraling chain of events after he goes under and is saved from his attackers by a girl on the other side.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/apr/13/the-wall-william-sutcliffe-review</ref> Following on from the success of his first YA novel, Sutcliffe wrote his second, ''Concentr8'', in ([[2015 in literature|2015]]).
His next novel concerns a 10-year-old growing up in a North London suburb with his family, and the plot centres on the complex knot of his childhood friendships. Sutcliffe's 2008 book ''Whatever Makes You Happy'' ([[2008 in literature|2008]]) is about interfering mothers of men who refuse to grow up. This has recently been adapted into a film by [[Netflix]], under the new title ''[[Otherhood]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt4180560/|title = Otherhood (2019) - IMDb| website=[[IMDb]] }}</ref> His first young adult novel, '' The Wall'' ([[2013 in literature|2013]]), tells of a boy in Israel's [[Palestinian territories|Occupied Territories]] whose discovery of a tunnel underneath the barrier wall sets off a spiralling chain of events after he goes under and is saved from his attackers by a girl on the other side.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/apr/13/the-wall-william-sutcliffe-review|title = The Wall by William Sutcliffe – review| website=[[TheGuardian.com]] |date = 13 April 2013}}</ref> Following on from the success of his first YA novel, Sutcliffe wrote his second, ''Concentr8'', in ([[2015 in literature|2015]]).


In 2009, he donated the short story ''Sandcastles: A Negotiation'' to Oxfam's '[[Ox-Tales]]' project, four collections of UK stories written by 38 authors. Sutcliffe's story was published in the 'Fire' collection.<ref>[http://www.oxfam.org.uk/shop/content/books/books_oxtales.html Oxfam: Ox-Tales] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090520182004/http://www.oxfam.org.uk/shop/content/books/books_oxtales.html |date=2009-05-20 }}</ref>
In 2009, he donated the short story ''Sandcastles: A Negotiation'' to Oxfam's '[[Ox-Tales]]' project, four collections of UK stories written by 38 authors. Sutcliffe's story was published in the 'Fire' collection.<ref>[http://www.oxfam.org.uk/shop/content/books/books_oxtales.html Oxfam: Ox-Tales] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090520182004/http://www.oxfam.org.uk/shop/content/books/books_oxtales.html |date=2009-05-20 }}</ref>


More recently, Sutcliffe has been writing more humorous books for a younger audience, with his ''Circus of Thieves'' trilogy. He has also written a humorous novel for teenagers, ''The Gifted, the Talented and Me''. The book had an extremely good reception, gaining positive reviews in many newspapers.<ref>https://www.ft.com/content/380ce944-85e0-11e9-b861-54ee436f9768</ref>
More recently, Sutcliffe has been writing more humorous books for a younger audience, with his ''Circus of Thieves'' trilogy. He has also written a humorous novel for teenagers, ''The Gifted, the Talented and Me''. The book had an extremely good reception, gaining positive reviews in many newspapers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/380ce944-85e0-11e9-b861-54ee436f9768 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/https://www.ft.com/content/380ce944-85e0-11e9-b861-54ee436f9768 |archive-date=10 December 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Become an FT subscriber to read &#124; Financial Times}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Sutcliffe was born in 1971, in [[London]]. He was educated at [[Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School|Haberdashers' Aske's School]] and [[Emmanuel College, Cambridge]], where he read English literature.
Sutcliffe was born in 1971, in [[London]]. He was educated at [[Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School|Haberdashers' Aske's School]] and [[Emmanuel College, Cambridge]], where he read English literature.
He later worked as a TV researcher before becoming a novelist. He now lives in [[Edinburgh]] with his wife the novelist [[Maggie O'Farrell]], and their three children.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thejc.com/culture/books/william-sutcliffe-ya-author-1.445335|website=thejc.com|access-date=2019-11-02}}</ref>
He later worked as a TV researcher before becoming a novelist. He now lives in [[Edinburgh]] with his wife the novelist [[Maggie O'Farrell]], and their three children.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kiverstein |first1=Angela |title=William Sutcliffe: Imagining Gaza in London |url=https://www.thejc.com/culture/books/william-sutcliffe-ya-author-1.445335 |website=thejc.com |publisher=The Jewish Chronicle |access-date=19 March 2023 |language=en |date=October 2, 2017}}</ref>


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
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* ''We See Everything'' (2017)
* ''The Gifted, Talented and Me'' (2019)
* ''The Gifted, Talented and Me'' (2019)
* ''The Summer We Turned Green'' (2021)


Books for Younger Readers
Books for Younger Readers
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William Sutcliffe
Born (1971-03-09) 9 March 1971 (age 53)
London, UK
OccupationNovelist
Alma materEmmanuel College, Cambridge
Genrefiction, humour, satire
SpouseMaggie O'Farrell
Children3
Website
www.bloomsbury.com/author/william-sutcliffe

William Sutcliffe (born 9 March 1971) is a British novelist. He has written many acclaimed novels, spanning genres from satire to YA fiction. His 2008 book Whatever Makes You Happy has been adapted into a 2019 film by Netflix, under the title Otherhood.

Novels[edit]

Sutcliffe's novels could be categorised as humorous. New Boy has much authentic material in it that refers to actual incidents from his life at Haberdashers', although it would be going too far to call it "autobiographical".[1]

His next novel concerns a 10-year-old growing up in a North London suburb with his family, and the plot centres on the complex knot of his childhood friendships. Sutcliffe's 2008 book Whatever Makes You Happy (2008) is about interfering mothers of men who refuse to grow up. This has recently been adapted into a film by Netflix, under the new title Otherhood.[2] His first young adult novel, The Wall (2013), tells of a boy in Israel's Occupied Territories whose discovery of a tunnel underneath the barrier wall sets off a spiralling chain of events after he goes under and is saved from his attackers by a girl on the other side.[3] Following on from the success of his first YA novel, Sutcliffe wrote his second, Concentr8, in (2015).

In 2009, he donated the short story Sandcastles: A Negotiation to Oxfam's 'Ox-Tales' project, four collections of UK stories written by 38 authors. Sutcliffe's story was published in the 'Fire' collection.[4]

More recently, Sutcliffe has been writing more humorous books for a younger audience, with his Circus of Thieves trilogy. He has also written a humorous novel for teenagers, The Gifted, the Talented and Me. The book had an extremely good reception, gaining positive reviews in many newspapers.[5]

Personal life[edit]

Sutcliffe was born in 1971, in London. He was educated at Haberdashers' Aske's School and Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where he read English literature. He later worked as a TV researcher before becoming a novelist. He now lives in Edinburgh with his wife the novelist Maggie O'Farrell, and their three children.[6]

Bibliography[edit]

Books for Adults

  • New Boy (1996)
  • Are You Experienced? (1997)
  • The Love Hexagon (2000)
  • Whatever Makes You Happy (2008)

Books for Adults and Young Adults

  • Bad Influence (2004)
  • The Wall (2013)
  • Concentr8 (2015)
  • We See Everything (2017)
  • The Gifted, Talented and Me (2019)
  • The Summer We Turned Green (2021)

Books for Younger Readers

  • Circus of Thieves and the Raffle of Doom (2014)
  • Circus of Thieves on the Rampage (2015)
  • Circus of Thieves and the Comeback Caper (2016)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "A writer's life: William Sutcliffe".
  2. ^ "Otherhood (2019) - IMDb". IMDb.
  3. ^ "The Wall by William Sutcliffe – review". TheGuardian.com. 13 April 2013.
  4. ^ Oxfam: Ox-Tales Archived 2009-05-20 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Become an FT subscriber to read | Financial Times". Archived from the original on 10 December 2022.
  6. ^ Kiverstein, Angela (2 October 2017). "William Sutcliffe: Imagining Gaza in London". thejc.com. The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 19 March 2023.

External links[edit]

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