Campbell Armstrong
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Campbell Armstrong graduated with a degree in Philosophy from the University of Sussex, EnglandEngland
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He taught creative writing from 1971-74 at the State University of New York; from 1975-78 he taught at Arizona State University.He worked for some years as a fiction editor with various London publishing houses.
After many years spent living in England and the United States, he now lives with his family in Shannon Harbour, Ireland. His novels Assassins & Victims, and The Punctual Rape won Scottish Arts Council Awards. The Last Darkness, and White Rage were nominated for the Prix du Polar. His quartet of Glasgow novels consist of The Bad Fire, The Last Darkness, White Rage, and Butcher. He is also the author of a memoir entitled All That Really Matters, retitled in the USA as I Hope You Have a Good Life.
His work has mainly been influenced by R L Stevenson and he ascribes a certain 'dark apect' of his writing to the opening scenes of Treasure Island. Among other influences he includes Kafka, Fred Vargas, Kobo Abe, and Camus.
His books have been translated into French, German, Greek, Japanese, Italian, Hebrew and Polish.
The Glasgow Novels
- Bad Fire (2002)
- The Last Darkness (2003)
- White Rage (2004)
- Butcher (2006)
Plays
- Death’s Head (BBC-TV) (1968)
- And They Used to Star in Movies (Peacock, Dublin: Travers, Edinburgh; Body Politic, Chicago. Soho Poly, London) (1970)
- The Trial of Mr. Punch on Charges of Cruelty (2008)
" "Whispering", a radio play, was broadcast by the BBC in 2008.