Gwendoline Riley
Gwendoline Riley (* 1979 in London ) is a British writer .
She grew up near Liverpool and then moved to Manchester . There she studied literature at Manchester Metropolitan University .
She became known with her novel Cold Water , for which she received a Betty Trask Award in 2002.
Awards
- 2002: Betty Trask Award for Cold Water
- 2008: Somerset Maugham Award for Joshua Spassky
- 2017: Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize for First Love
Works
- Cold Water (2002)
- Carmel (2003)
- Tuesday Nights and Wednesday Mornings: A Novella and Stories (2004)
- Sick Notes (2005)
- Joshua Spassky (2007)
- Opposed Positions (2012)
- First love . London: Granta, 2017
German editions
- Cold water. Novel. Frankfurt am Main: Schöffling & Co. 2008, ISBN 978-3-89561-354-8
- Cold water. Novel. (Audio book, speaker: Julia Hummer ) BUCHFUNK, Leipzig 2008, ISBN 978-3-86847-100-7
- Sick notes. Novel. Frankfurt am Main: Schöffling & Co. 2009, ISBN 978-3-89561-355-5
- Joshua Spassky. Novel. Frankfurt am Main: Schöffling & Co. 2011, ISBN 978-3-89561-356-2
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Riley, Gwendoline |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |