Charles Boyle (poet)
Charles Boyle , pseudonym: Jennie Walker (* 1951 in Leeds , England ) is a British writer, poet and small publisher.
Life
Boyle taught English in Cambridge , at a comprehensive school in Sheffield and in Egypt . He later worked in publishing, including as an editor at Faber & Faber in London. Since he had difficulties to publish his novel 24 for 3 , which he had written under the pseudonym Jennie Walker , he founded his own publishing house, CB Editions . Among other things, the publisher wants to dedicate itself to the publication of works that are often neglected by the major publishers.
Awards and honors
- 1981: Cholmondeley Award
- 1996: on the nomination list for the Forward Poetry Prize with Paleface
- 2001: On the list of nominations for the TS Eliot Prize with The Age of Cardboard and String
- 2001: on the list of nominations for the Whitbread Book Award, today Costa Book Award with The Age of Cardboard and String
- 2008; McKitterick Prize for 24 for 3 under the pseudonym Jennie Walker
Publications
- Paleface. Faber & Faber, London 1996, ISBN 0-571-17729-8 .
- The Age of Cardboard and String. Faber & Faber, London 2001, ISBN 0-571-20667-0 .
Pseudonym Jennie Walker :
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24 for 3. Bloomsbury Publishing, London 2009, ISBN 978-0-7475-9875-6 .
- German: Five days. A game. Novel. Translated from the English by Ursula Ballin. Union, Zurich 2010, ISBN 978-3-293-00419-1
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Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Boyle, Charles |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Walker, Jennie (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British writer, poet and small publisher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leeds , England |