Will Randall

This article is about the writer Will Randall. For other people, see William Randall .

Will Randall (* 1966 in Hanover ) is an English writer.

Life

Will Randall comes from a family of actors and is related to Ralph and Joseph Fiennes . He was born near Hanover, but the family moved back to England a short time later. After graduating, he worked as a school teacher in Marseille , Somerset , Devon , London , Pune and Kasane, Botswana .

Write

His books are humorous travelogues with a development aid aspect. His first book, Solomon Time - Adventure in the South Pacific , which was nominated for the 2003 WH Smith Travel Book of the Year Award, deals with his time in the Solomon Islands , where he helped set up a chicken farm. His second book, Indian Summer - A Good Man in Asia tells of his time as an actor and school theater director in Pune, India. His third book, Botswana Time , gives an insight into his time as a primary school football coach in Kasane, Botswana. His fourth book, Another Long Day on the Piste - A Season in the French Alps , is about his vacation time in the French Alps. Randall's books are comparable in humor, albeit more seriously, to Tony Hawks' travel books .

Works

• Solomon Time. Abacus, London 2002, ISBN 0-349-11502-8 . German edition: Under crocodiles. An Englishman in the Solomon Islands. Goldmann, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-442-45312-7 .
• Indian summer. Abacus, London 2004, ISBN 0-349-11678-4 .
• Botswana Time. Abacus, London 2005, ISBN 0-349-11777-2 . German edition: An Englishman in Botswana. Goldmann, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-442-46041-7 .
• Another long day on the slopes. Abacus, London 2006, ISBN 0-349-11933-3 .
• Limey Gumshoe. Abacus, London 2008, ISBN 0-349-12039-0 .

Web links

• Will Randall's literature in the catalog of the German National Library
• Homepage ( Memento from December 23, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) on willrandall.co.uk (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Author portrait on randomhouse.de (no longer online).