Nick Harkaway
Encyclopedia
Nick Harkaway is a novel
ist. He is the author of The Gone-Away World
, a novel published in June 2008. He is the son of author John le Carré
.
Harkaway was educated at Clare College, Cambridge
, where he studied philosophy, sociology and politics and took up Shorinji Kan Jiu Jitsu
. He worked in the film industry before becoming an author.
in a seven-way auction in the summer of 2007 for a considerable advance of £300,000. At that time it went by the title, The Wages of Gonzo Lubitsch. It concerns a number of ex-special operatives turned truckers who are hired to perform a dangerous mission in a post-Apocalyptic world. The story is told through the perspective of an unnamed narrator.
, posting on his blog and speaking out on BBC Radio’s The World at One
in May 2009, and appearing on a television debate with Krishnan Guru-Murthy
and Tom Watson MP in September 2009.
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
ist. He is the author of The Gone-Away World
The Gone-Away World
The Gone-Away World is a science fiction novel set in a post-apocalyptic world crippled by the 'Go-Away War'. First published in June 2008 by Heinemann, it is the first novel to be written by Nick Harkaway....
, a novel published in June 2008. He is the son of author John le Carré
John le Carré
David John Moore Cornwell , who writes under the name John le Carré, is an author of espionage novels. During the 1950s and the 1960s, Cornwell worked for MI5 and MI6, and began writing novels under the pseudonym "John le Carré"...
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Harkaway was educated at Clare College, Cambridge
Clare College, Cambridge
Clare College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England.The college was founded in 1326, making it the second-oldest surviving college of the University after Peterhouse. Clare is famous for its chapel choir and for its gardens on "the Backs"...
, where he studied philosophy, sociology and politics and took up Shorinji Kan Jiu Jitsu
The Jitsu Foundation
The Jitsu Foundation or TJF is a national-level association of jujutsu clubs headquartered in the United Kingdom, but also has affiliated organisations in other countries around the world...
. He worked in the film industry before becoming an author.
The Gone-Away World
The Gone-Away World is Harkaway's first novel. The rights were acquired by HeinemannHeinemann (book publisher)
Heinemann is a UK publishing house founded by William Heinemann in Covent Garden, London in 1890. On William Heinemann's death in 1920 a majority stake was purchased by U.S. publisher Doubleday. It was later acquired by commemorate Thomas Tilling in 1961...
in a seven-way auction in the summer of 2007 for a considerable advance of £300,000. At that time it went by the title, The Wages of Gonzo Lubitsch. It concerns a number of ex-special operatives turned truckers who are hired to perform a dangerous mission in a post-Apocalyptic world. The story is told through the perspective of an unnamed narrator.
Angelmaker
Angelmaker is Harkaway's second and currently unreleased novel. Little is known of its premise, though it is listed under the categories of "humour" and "espionage" by Random House, suggesting similar themes to Harkaway's first novel, The Gone-Away World. Angelmaker is due for release in March 2012.Other Writing
- The All and Nothing Days, a short storyShort storyA short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
read on BBC Radio 3BBC Radio 3BBC Radio 3 is a national radio station operated by the BBC within the United Kingdom. Its output centres on classical music and opera, but jazz, world music, drama, culture and the arts also feature. The station is the world’s most significant commissioner of new music, and its New Generation...
’s The Verb, February 2009 - Under Milky Way, also read on The Verb, September 2009
Google Book Settlement
Although apparently a fan of Google generally, Harkaway has been an outspoken critic of the Google Book Search Settlement AgreementGoogle Book Search Settlement Agreement
The Google Book Search Settlement Agreement is an agreement between the Authors Guild, the Association of American Publishers and Google in settlement of Authors Guild et al. v. Google, a class action lawsuit alleging Copyright infringement. On October 28, 2008, Google announced an agreement to pay...
, posting on his blog and speaking out on BBC Radio’s The World at One
The World At One
The World at One, or WATO for short, is BBC Radio 4's long-running lunchtime news and current affairs programme, which is broadcast from 1pm to 1:30pm from Monday to Friday. The programme describes itself as "Britain's leading political programme. With a reputation for rigorous and original...
in May 2009, and appearing on a television debate with Krishnan Guru-Murthy
Krishnan Guru-Murthy
Krishnan Guru-Murthy , is a British television presenter and journalist employed by Channel 4. He presents the Channel 4 Evening News and the foreign affairs programme Unreported World.-Education:...
and Tom Watson MP in September 2009.
External links
- Official site
- Review of The Gone-Away World, The GuardianThe GuardianThe Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
- The Second SupperThe Second SupperThe Second Supper is a web site and newspaper published in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The newspaper is published weekly from its headquarters in Downtown La Crosse....
Review of The Gone-Away World