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Andrew Cowan

アンドルー・コワン

Andorū Kowan

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1960-01-01 （Corby, Northamptonshire）
Nationality
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Residence History
Corby, Northamptonshire

Career

Occupations
novelist, nonfiction author, university professor, potter
Active Years
1994-2023
Affiliations
University of East Anglia, Arvon Foundation, Royal Literary Fund
Influenced By
Malcolm Bradbury, Angela Carter

Education

Beanfield Comprehensive
Country: United Kingdom
University of East Anglia
Faculty of Literature / English & American Studies
Degree: BA
Period: 1980-1983
Year of Graduation: 1983
Country: United Kingdom
University of East Anglia
Faculty of Literature / Creative Writing
Degree: MA
Period: 1983-1985
Year of Graduation: 1985
Country: United Kingdom
Teachers: Malcolm Bradbury and Angela Carter

Awards

Betty Trask Award
1994
Work: Pig
Category: 新人小説
Result: winner
Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award
1994
Work: Pig
Category: 若手作家
Result: winner
Authors' Club First Novel Award
1994
Work: Pig
Category: 初小説
Result: winner
Scottish Arts Council Book Award
1994
Work: Pig
Organization: Scottish Arts Council
Result: winner
Ruth Hadden Memorial Award
1994
Work: Pig
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Pig

1994 novel

Debut novel. Won several literary awards.

Common Ground

1996 novel

Crustaceans

2000 novel

What I Know

2005 novel

Worthless Men

2013 novel

Your Fault

2019 novel

Bibliography

  • Pig
  • Common Ground
  • Crustaceans
  • What I Know
  • Worthless Men
  • Your Fault
  • The Art of Writing Fiction
  • Against Creative Writing

Legacy

English contemporary novelist. Gained attention with debut novel Pig, winning numerous awards. Directed the Creative Writing programme at the University of East Anglia.

Archives

  • Andrew Cowan Archive, University of East Anglia

Trivia

  • He is also a potter.
  • Studied under Malcolm Bradbury and Angela Carter for his MA in Creative Writing at UEA.