Chris Bell (Author)
Chris Bell (* 1960 in Holyhead , Wales) is a Welsh-New Zealand writer.
Life
Bell carried out various activities in Great Britain and Germany: he was the editor and co-author of a music magazine, also worked as a songwriter and musician and was at times messenger for a record company.
In 1996 he published The Bumper Book of Lies , a collection of short stories some of which had previously appeared in magazines including The Third Alternative, Grotesque, The Heidelberg Review, Transversions, Not One of Us and Takahe . His short story The Cruel Countess appeared in the anthology The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror (10th Annual Edition) , where it was described as an impressive debut.
Bell's first novel Liquidambar (2003) won the 2004 "Search for a Great Read" competition hosted by UKA Press. It is a surreal exploration of the crime films and junk notebooks of the 1940s, inspired by the pictures of Edward Hopper .
Bell published a commemorative publication in 2005 at a conference to mark the 80th birthday of the novelist Russell Hoban . The brochure contained contributions from various admirers and collaborators of the author, including Glenda Jackson , Andrew Davies, and Sir Harrison Birtwistle .
Bell currently lives and works in Auckland , New Zealand and is a permanent employee of the New Zealand Blogging Corporation.
Fonts
- The Bumper Book of Lies (1996) ISBN 3-00-000544-7
- Liquidambar (2003) ISBN 1-905166-35-4
- The Russell Hoban Celebratory Booklet (2005) ISBN 0-907091-88-1
Several works have since appeared as e-books. There is a German translation of the short story "The Cruel Countess". It was published as an e-book in 2012 under the title Die cruusame Gräfin .
Web links
- Tim Jones : Chris Bell . wordsSHIFTminds (Chris Bell's blog) July 15, 2010, archived from the original April 6, 2011 ; Retrieved June 14, 2018 (English, original website no longer available - interview, originally published on the Books in the Trees blog on July 15, 2010).
- Essay on Russell Hoban's novel Stranger (English)
- Russell Hoban Some-Poasyum website
- Infinity Plus review by Liquidambar
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Bell, Chris |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Welsh New Zealand writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1960 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Holyhead , Wales |