Andy Mulligan (Author)
Andrew "Andy" Mulligan (* in London ) is a British author .
Life
Mulligan grew up in South London . He graduated from Oxford University . After working as a theater director for over 10 years, he began training as a teacher after a trip to Asia. He later taught English as an English teacher in India , Brazil , the Philippines and the United Kingdom.
In 2009 the first part of his Ribblestrop trilogy was published. The second part, Return to Ribblestrop , was awarded the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize in 2011 . The last part Ribblestrop Forever followed in 2012 .
His novel Trash was named one of the Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults in 2011 and was also JuBu Book of the Month in December 2011 . The film adaptation Trash was directed in 2014 by director Stephen Daldry .
Mulligan lives in London and Manila.
Works
- Ribblestrop. Simon & Schuster, 2009, ISBN 978-1847382306 .
- Return to Ribblestrop. Simon & Schuster, 2011, ISBN 978-1847388124 .
- Ribblestrop Forever. Simon & Schuster, 2012, ISBN 978-0857078001 .
- Trash. Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 2011, ISBN 978-3499215988 .
- The second head of Richard Westlake. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 2014, ISBN 978-3499216794 (original title: The Boy with 2 Heads ).
Web links
- Literature by and about Andy Mulligan in the catalog of the German National Library
- Andy Mulligan in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Website of Andy Mulligan (English)
- Andy Mulligan at simonandschuster.co.uk (English)
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SURNAME | Mulligan, Andy |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mulligan, Andrew |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British author |
DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |
PLACE OF BIRTH | London , UK |