Jonathan Buckley (writer)

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Jonathan Buckley
OccupationNovelist
Notable worksTell
Notable awardsNovel Award (2022)
Website
www.jonathan-buckley.co.uk

Jonathan Buckley is a British writer who won the BBC National Short Story Award in 2015 and the Novel Prize in 2022. He has written twelve novels and a number of travel guides.

Early and personal life[edit]

Buckley was born in the West Midlands and now lives in Brighton.[1]

Career[edit]

Prior to becoming a novel writer, Buckley was an editor Rough Guides.[2] Buckley has written a dozen novels and is a regular contributor to publications like The Times Literary Supplement.[1] He has been a Fellow at the Royal Literary Fund since 2003.[3] In 2015, Buckley won the BBC National Short Story Award for his story Briar Road.[4] His twelfth novel Tell won the Novel Prize in 2022.[1]

Bibliography[edit]

Novels[edit]

  • Buckley, Jonathan. The Biography of Thomas Lang. HarperCollins Publishers. ISBN 9781857028027.
  • Buckley, Jonathan. Xerxes. HarperCollins Publishers. ISBN 9781857029970.
  • Buckley, Jonathan. Ghost Macindoe. HarperCollins Publishers. ISBN 9781841152288.
  • Buckley, Jonathan. Invisible. HarperCollins Publishers. ISBN 9780007151882.
  • Buckley, Jonathan. So He Takes the Dog. HarperCollins Publishers. ISBN 9780753178164.
  • Buckley, Jonathan (2010). Contact. Sort of Books. ISBN 9780956003867.
  • Buckley, Jonathan. Telescope. Sort of Books. ISBN 9780956308627.
  • Buckley, Jonathan. Nostalgia. Sort of Books. ISBN 9781908745316.
  • Buckley, Jonathan (7 July 2015). The River is the River. Sort of Books. ISBN 9781908745545.
  • Buckley, Jonathan (8 May 2018). The Great Concert of the Night. ISBN 9781908745774.
  • Buckley, Jonathan (16 June 2020). Live; live; live. Sort of Books. ISBN 9781908745873.
  • Buckley, Jonathan (28 March 2024). Tell. Fitzcarraldo Editions. ISBN 9781804270721.

Guidebooks[edit]

  • Buckley, Jonathan. The Rough Guide to Venice & the Veneto. APA Publications.
  • Buckley, Jonathan. Pocket Rough Guide Venice. APA Publications. ISBN 9780241204283.
  • Buckley, Jonathan. Pocket Rough Guide Florence. APA Publications. ISBN 9780241238554.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Novel prize | Fitzcarraldo Editions". fitzcarraldoeditions.com. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
  2. ^ Buckley, Jonathan (2015-10-13). "Jonathan Buckley: 'My novel is a mirrored room'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
  3. ^ "Announcing the 2022 Novel Prize shortlist". Giramondo Publishing. 2023-01-17. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
  4. ^ Lea, Richard (2015-10-06). "Jonathan Buckley beats Hilary Mantel and Mark Haddon to BBC short story award". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-05-19.