Jeremy Poolman
Encyclopedia
Jeremy Poolman is a British novelist, biographer and artist. His first novel, Interesting Facts about the State of Arizona, won the 1997 Commonwealth Writers' Prize
, best first book, UK.
He studied at University College School
, and Oxford Brookes University
.
His work has appeared in The Guardian.
He lives in Cornwall
.
Non-Fiction
Commonwealth Writers' Prize
Commonwealth Writers is an initiative by the Commonwealth Foundation to unearth, develop and promote the best new fiction from across the Commonwealth. It's flagship are two literary awards and a website...
, best first book, UK.
He studied at University College School
University College School
University College School, generally known as UCS, is an Independent school charity situated in Hampstead, north west London, England. The school was founded in 1830 by University College London and inherited many of that institution's progressive and secular views...
, and Oxford Brookes University
Oxford Brookes University
Oxford Brookes University is a new university in Oxford, England. It was named to honour the school's founding principal, John Brookes. It has been ranked as the best new university by the Sunday Times University Guide 10 years in a row...
.
His work has appeared in The Guardian.
He lives in Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
.
Works
- Interesting Facts about the State of Arizona, Faber and Faber, 1996, ISBN 9780571176144
- Audacity’s Song, Faber and Faber, 1998, ISBN 9780571192007
- My Kind of America, Bloomsbury, 2000, ISBN 9780747547679
- Skin, Bloomsbury, 2001, ISBN 9780747553441
Non-Fiction
- A Wounded Thing Must Hide: In Search of Libbie Custer, Bloomsbury, 2002, ISBN 9781582341217
- Gypsy Jem Mace: Being One Man's Search for His Forgotten Famous Ancestor Andre Deutsch, 2008, ISBN 9780233002255
- The Road of Bones: A Journey to the Dark Heart of Russia, Simon & Schuster, Limited, 2011, ISBN 9781847376473