Tony White (writer)
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Tony White is an English novelist and journalist.
White first published pulp (or avant-pulp) novels, such as Road Rage! (Crusty!) (Lowlife, 1997), Satan! Satan! Satan! (Attack! Books
, 1999), and Charlie Uncle Norfolk Tango (Codex Books, 1999). He also acted as editor of the Britpulp! anthology. His mainstream fiction breakthrough was with Foxy-T in 2003, published by Faber and Faber
.
In 2004 he published Another Fool in the Balkans: In the Footsteps of Rebecca West (Cadogan), a travelogue. White was one of the editors of the Croatian Nights anthology (alongside Matt Thorne
), published by Serpent's Tail
in 2005, which featured both British and Croatian authors.
White is Literary Editor of The Idler
.
In 2006 his Russian
publisher, T-ough Press
faced criminal charges of pornography and insulting Christian values for publishing Satan! Satan! Satan!, Road Rage! (Crusty!) in Moscow
.
He was appointed as the writer in residence for the Science Museum in 2008.
White first published pulp (or avant-pulp) novels, such as Road Rage! (Crusty!) (Lowlife, 1997), Satan! Satan! Satan! (Attack! Books
Attack! Books
ATTACK! Books was an avant-pulp imprint of Creation Books founded in 1999. Partly a homage to the raw pulp writing of Richard Allen and the world of British action comics, part surrealism and part ultraviolence, the titles were overseen by former NME journalist Steven Wells, with the following...
, 1999), and Charlie Uncle Norfolk Tango (Codex Books, 1999). He also acted as editor of the Britpulp! anthology. His mainstream fiction breakthrough was with Foxy-T in 2003, published by Faber and Faber
Faber and Faber
Faber and Faber Limited, often abbreviated to Faber, is an independent publishing house in the UK, notable in particular for publishing a great deal of poetry and for its former editor T. S. Eliot. Faber has a rich tradition of publishing a wide range of fiction, non fiction, drama, film and music...
.
In 2004 he published Another Fool in the Balkans: In the Footsteps of Rebecca West (Cadogan), a travelogue. White was one of the editors of the Croatian Nights anthology (alongside Matt Thorne
Matt Thorne
Matt Thorne is an English writer born in 1974 who has published seven novels. Thorne grew up in Bristol, England, and was educated at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge University. Thorne's first book, Tourist, was published in 1998. The book is an attack on the negative effects of tourism on...
), published by Serpent's Tail
Serpent's Tail
Serpent's Tail is a British independent publishing firm founded in 1986 by Pete Ayrton. It is notable for its translated works, particularly European crime fiction, and is the British publisher of Elfriede Jelinek and Lionel Shriver...
in 2005, which featured both British and Croatian authors.
White is Literary Editor of The Idler
The Idler (1993)
The Idler is a yearly British magazine devoted to its ethos of 'idling'. Founded in 1993 by Tom Hodgkinson and Gavin Pretor-Pinney, the publication's intention is to return dignity to the art of loafing, to make idling into something to aspire towards rather than reject.The magazine combines the...
.
In 2006 his Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
publisher, T-ough Press
T-ough Press
T-ough Press is a "subterranean" publishing house based in the southern suburbs of Moscow. It was established by Alex Kervey.Kervey started the business when he found he could not get his own translations published. Existing publishers had either never heard of such writers as Hunter S Thompson, or...
faced criminal charges of pornography and insulting Christian values for publishing Satan! Satan! Satan!, Road Rage! (Crusty!) in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
.
He was appointed as the writer in residence for the Science Museum in 2008.