Nicholas Shakespeare
Nicholas Shakespeare was born in 1957. The son of a diplomat, much of his youth was spent in the Far East and South America. His novels have been translated into twenty languages. They include The Vision Of Elena Silves, winner of the Somerset Maugham Award, Snowleg and The Dancer Upstairs, which was chosen by the American Libraries Association in 1997 as the year's best novel, and in 2001 was made into a film of the same name by John Malkovich. His last novel, Secrets of the Sea, was a best-seller in Germany. He is married with two small boys and currently lives in Oxford.
News and Blog
The 2012 IMPAC Dublin Literary Award longlist was announced last night and there are two Random House authors included on the list. Roger McDonald’s When Colts Ran and Nicholas Shakespeare’s Inheritance are both in the running for the world’s most valuable annual literary prize. Roger McDonald’s When Colts Ran is a sweeping epic tale of friendship, toil and hope. It...
Richard Flanagan’s WANTING, which has recently won the WA Premier’s Literary Award, has been shortlisted in the Tasmania Book Prizes. It is up against two other books in its category, IN SEARCH OF HOBART by Peter Timms and WHAT NOW, TILDA B by Katherine Lomer. See the shortlist for Tasmaina Book Prizes Previous winners for the Tasmania Book Prize include fellow Random House author, Nicholas...
Books by Nicholas Shakespeare
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Under The Sun: The Letters of Bruce Chatwin
by Bruce Chatwin; Selected and Edited by Elizabeth Chatwin and Nicholas ShakespeareThe definitive collection of the letters of the enigmatic writer, providing new perspectives on his extraordinary life
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Secrets of the Sea
by Nicholas ShakespeareA breathtaking new tale from Nicholas Shakespeare, who The Times called 'One of our best and truest novelists'.
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In Tasmania
by Nicholas ShakespeareA brilliant account of 200 years of Tasmanian history and an acclaimed writer’s discovery of his secret connection with that island and its past.
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The High Flyer
by Nicholas Shakespeare'Shakespeare must be praised for his energy, his always lucid presentation' IAN MORRISON, Independent on Sunday
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The Vision Of Elena Silves
by Nicholas Shakespeare'Shakespeare must be praised for his energy, his always lucid presentation' IAN MORRISON, Independent on Sunday
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Snowleg
by Nicholas ShakespeareA powerful love story that explores the close, fraught relationship between England and Germany.
