Adam Lively
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Adam Lively is a British
novelist.
He was born in Swansea
and educated in England
and America
. His debut novel
Blue Fruit was published in 1988. In 1993, he was included in the Granta Best of Young British Novelists list.
Lively is the son of Booker-prize winning novelist, Penelope Lively
.
Lively has also worked as a producer/director of TV documentaries and reviews fiction for The Sunday Times
newspaper.
United Kingdom
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novelist.
He was born in Swansea
Swansea
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and educated in England
England
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and America
United States
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. His debut novel
Debut novel
A debut novel is the first novel an author publishes. Debut novels are the author's first opportunity to make an impact on the publishing industry, and thus the success or failure of a debut novel can affect the ability of the author to publish in the future...
Blue Fruit was published in 1988. In 1993, he was included in the Granta Best of Young British Novelists list.
Lively is the son of Booker-prize winning novelist, Penelope Lively
Penelope Lively
Penelope Lively CBE, FRSL is a prolific, popular and critically acclaimed author of fiction for both children and adults. She has been shortlisted three times for the Booker Prize, winning once for Moon Tiger in 1987.-Personal:...
.
Lively has also worked as a producer/director of TV documentaries and reviews fiction for The Sunday Times
The Sunday Times
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newspaper.
Selected works
- Blue Fruit (1988)
- The Burnt House (1989)TCT
- The Snail (1991)
- Sing the Body Electric (1993)
- Democracy in Britain: A Reader (1994) (with Jack Lively)
- Masks: Blackness, Race and the Imagination (1998) (history/criticism)
- Parliament: The Great British Democracy Swindle (1990) (pamphlet)