|
|
Article: HOW WE MET; JIM CRACE AND WILL SELF
- Article from:
- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- July 16, 1995
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright 1995 The Independent - London. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
|
The writer Jim Crace, 49, grew up in north London. He started
writing in 1970, after voluntary work in Africa. He won the
Whitbread First Novel Prize for Continent in 1986; since then he
has written a further three novels. He lives in Birmingham with his
wife and two children. The writer and journalist Will Self, 33,
also grew up in north London. His short story collection, The
Quantity Theory of Insanity, won the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize
in 1993. Separated from his wife, he has two children and lives in
Suffolk. He is wo rking on a collection of journalistic pieces.
JIM CRACE: Four years ago I had a call from Phil Tew, an English
lecturer. He said that we'd been at school together, ...
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:
|