Charles Chadwick (novelist)
Appearance
Charles Chadwick CBE (born 1932) is an English novelist.
His father was
civil servant from the early 1970s. He held a position as a British Council officer in Nigeria in 1972, and worked in Kenya, Brazil, Canada, and Poland, where he was the Council's Director.[2][3]
Chadwick retired from the civil service in 1992. He wrote several novels, all of which were originally rejected by publishers.
In 2004, Chadwick was offered a major Faber and Faber publishing deal for his novel It's All Right Now, which was written over a period of thirty years. In its initial edition, the book was 679 pages, and covered the life of an ordinary middle-aged English man from his thirties into his sixties (tagline: "A written life, an unwritten life", as quoted from last page). The book was published in May 2005 by Faber & Faber in the UK and HarperCollins in the U.S.
He was appointed CBE (
Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in 1992 for services to the British Council
whilst he was a British Council officer.
References
- ^ "Chadwick, Charles Mckenzie, (born 31 July 1932), British Council Director (formerly Representative), Poland, 1989–92". Ukwhoswho.com. 31 July 1932. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Charles Chadwick". Short Books. 15 July 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Charles Chadwick". United Agents. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
Further reading
- Retired Civil Servant Strikes it Rich. The Guardian, February 18, 2004.
- Life Through an Accountant's Averted Eyes. Los Angeles Times, July 17, 2005.
- Newsnight Review, BBC, April 4, 2005.
- The Kid Is Alright. Newsweek, June 13, 2005.
- Ansichten eines Jedermanns. Die Zeit, October 29, 2007.
- The Untalented Mr. Ripple. The New York Times, June 26, 2005.
- The Long Haul. The Washington Post, July 10, 2005.
- A World Unto Himself. Harper's Magazine, July 2005.
- Charles Chadwick interview. BookBrowse