Edward St Aubyn
Edward St Aubyn | |
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Born | 1960 (age 63–64) London, England |
Occupation | Author, journalist |
Education | Westminster School |
Alma mater | Keble College, Oxford |
Notable works | Patrick Melrose series |
Spouse |
Edward St Aubyn (born 1960) is an English author and journalist. He is the author of ten novels, including notably the semi-autobiographical Patrick Melrose novels. In 2006, Mother's Milk was shortlisted for the Booker Prize.
Early life and education
St Aubyn was born in1960[1] in London, the son of Roger Geoffrey St Aubyn (1906–1985), a surgeon, and his second wife, Lorna Mackintosh (1929–2005). On his father's side, he is a great-great grandson of Sir Edward St Aubyn, 1st Baronet, and a great-nephew of John St Aubyn, 1st Baron St Levan.[2]
St Aubyn's father was first married to Sophie Helene
St Aubyn attended
Patrick Melrose series
Five of St Aubyn's novels, Never Mind, Bad News, Some Hope,
The books have been hailed as a powerful exploration of how emotional health can be carved out of childhood trauma.[9]
Mother's Milk was made into a
Adaptations
In 2018 a five-part television series,
Awards and honours
- 1992 Betty Trask Award winner for Never Mind[11]
- 1998 Guardian Fiction Prize shortlisted for On the Edge[12]
- 2006 Man Booker Prize shortlisted for Mother's Milk[13]
- 2007 Prix Femina Etranger winner for Mother's Milk[14]
- 2007 South Bank Show award on literature winner for Mother's Milk[14]
- 2014 Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize winner for Lost for Words[15]
Personal life
From 1987 to 1990, St Aubyn was married to the author Nicola Shulman, now Marchioness of Normanby.[2]
He has a son by Jane Longman, daughter of publisher (head of Longman)[16] Mark Frederick Kerr Longman (1916-1972) and Lady Elizabeth Mary (1924-2016). Her mother was a bridesmaid and friend of Queen Elizabeth II.[17][18]
Works
- Never Mind. Picador USA. 1992. ISBN 9781447202936.
- Bad News. Picador USA. 1992. ISBN 9781447202950.
- Some Hope. Heinemann. 1994. ISBN 9781890447366.
- On The Edge. Chatto & Windus. 1998. ISBN 978-1447253563.
- A Clue to the Exit. Chatto & Windus. 2000. ISBN 0701169605.
- Some Hope: A Trilogy. Grove Press, Open City Books. 2003. ISBN 1890447366.
- Mother's Milk. Grove Press, Open City Books. 2005. ISBN 978-1890447403.
- At Last. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 2012. ISBN 978-0374298890.
- Lost for Words. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 2014. ISBN 9780374280291.
- ISBN 9781101904282.
- Double Blind. Harvill Secker. 2021. ISBN 9781787300255
References
- ^ "Edward St Aubyn". British Council. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
- ^ a b c Brown, Mick (2 May 2014). "How writing helped Edward St Aubyn exorcise his demons". The Daily Telegraph. London, England. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ^ Moss, Stephen (17 August 2011). "Edward St Aubyn: 'Writing is horrible'". The Guardian. London, England. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
- ^ "Old Cadogans". Sussex House. Sussex House School. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ Kakutani, Michiko (21 February 2012). "Laying to Rest Familial Horrors: Edward St. Aubyn's 'At Last,' an Autobiographical Novel". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- ^ James, O.W. (2013). How to Achieve Emotional Health. London, England: Vermilion.
- ^ Villarreal, Yvonne (12 May 2018). "Benedict Cumberbatch takes on a dream role in Showtime's 'Patrick Melrose' — thanks to Reddit". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ "Society of Authors' Awards | The Society of Authors". www.societyofauthors.org. 8 May 2020. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "Edward St. Aubyn – Official Website". Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "The Man Booker Prize 2006 | The Booker Prizes". thebookerprizes.com. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ a b "edward-st-aubyn". RCW Literary Agency. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ Lea, Richard. "Edward St Aubyn wins Wodehouse prize with a satire of literary awards". The Guardian. 19 May 2014.
- ^ "Mark Longman dies at 55; Head of British Publishers". 8 September 1972. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 107th edition, vol. 1, ed. Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 2003, p. 723
- ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
Further reading
- Parker, Ian (2 June 2014). "Inheritance : how Edward St. Aubyn made literature out of a poisoned legacy". Profiles. The New Yorker. Vol. 90, no. 15. pp. 42–55. Retrieved 15 April 2015.