Joseph Connolly (author)
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Joseph Connolly is a British journalist, novelist, non-fiction writer and bibliophile.
For many years Connolly was the proprietor of The Flask Bookshop in Hampstead
, London
. Having started writing fiction rather late in life, he is best known today for his comic novel
s, especially in France
, where they have been translated by Alain Defossé. He also contributes to The Times
and various other publications.
Connolly lives in Hampstead.
His novels are published by Faber and Faber
.
For many years Connolly was the proprietor of The Flask Bookshop in Hampstead
Hampstead
Hampstead is an area of London, England, north-west of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Camden in Inner London, it is known for its intellectual, liberal, artistic, musical and literary associations and for Hampstead Heath, a large, hilly expanse of parkland...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. Having started writing fiction rather late in life, he is best known today for his comic novel
Comic novel
A comic novel is a work of fiction in which the writer not only seeks to amuse the reader, but also to make the reader think about controversial issues, sometimes with subtlety and as part of a carefully woven narrative; sometimes, above all other considerations...
s, especially in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, where they have been translated by Alain Defossé. He also contributes to The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
and various other publications.
Connolly lives in Hampstead.
Novels
- Poor Souls (1995)
- This Is ItThis Is It (novel)This Is It is a comic novel by Joseph Connolly first published in 1996 about a womanizer who leads a double life, with workdays in London and weekends in the country...
(1996) - Stuff (1997)
- Summer Things (1998) (filmed in France in 20022002 in filmThe year 2002 in film involved some significant events. The first significant releases of sequels took place between The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Men in Black II, Analyze That, Spy Kids 2: The Island of...
by Michel BlancMichel BlancMichel Blanc is a French actor and director who is noted for his roles of losers and hypochondriacs...
as Embrassez qui vous voudrez starring Charlotte RamplingCharlotte RamplingCharlotte Rampling, OBE is an English actress. Her career spans four decades in English-language as well as French and Italian cinema.- Early life :...
, Jacques DutroncJacques DutroncJacques Dutronc is a French singer, songwriter, guitarist, composer, and actor. He has been married to singer Françoise Hardy since 30 March 1981 and the two have a son . He also has been a longtime songwriting collaborator with Jacques Lanzmann...
and Carole BouquetCarole BouquetCarole Bouquet is a French actress and fashion model, who has appeared in more than 40 films since 1977. Bouquet was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France....
) - Winter Breaks (1999)
- It Can't Go On (2000)
- S.O.S.S.O.S. (novel)S.O.S. is a novel by Joseph Connolly first published in 2001. Set on board a gigantic luxury cruise ship on her way from England to New York, S.O.S. follows the lives and unusual actions of a motley group of people thrown together for six days, the duration of the crossing...
(2001) - The Works (2003)
- Love Is Strange (2005)
- Jack the Lad and Bloody Mary (2007)
His novels are 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...
.
Non-fiction
- Collecting Modern First Editions (1977) (a standard work on book collectingBook collectingBook collecting is the collecting of books, including seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining whatever books are of interest to a given individual collector. The love of books is bibliophilia, and someone who loves to read, admire, and collect...
) - Modern First Editions: Their Value to Collectors (1984)
- Children's Modern First Editions: Their Value to Collectors (1988)
- P.G. Wodehouse (1979) (biography)
- Jerome K. JeromeJerome K. JeromeJerome Klapka Jerome was an English writer and humorist, best known for the humorous travelogue Three Men in a Boat.Jerome was born in Caldmore, Walsall, England, and was brought up in poverty in London...
(1982) (biography) - Beside the Seaside (1999)
- All Shook Up: A Flash of the Fifties (2000)
- Christmas And How to Survive It: Laughter Matters (2003)
- Eighty Years of Book Cover DesignEighty Years of Book Cover DesignEighty Years of Book Cover Design is a 2009 book by Joseph Connolly published by Faber and Faber. It illustrates the distinctive cover designs used by Faber over the years.-External links:* in The Guardian* in The Independent...
(2009)