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Jon McGregor

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Jon McGregor

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1976 （Bermuda）
Nationality
British, Bermudian
Languages
English
Residence History
Bermuda (birth) → Norwich, Norfolk, UK → Thetford, Norfolk, UK → Bradford, UK (university) → Nottingham, UK (current)

Career

Occupations
writer, novelist, short story writer
Active Years
2002-2024
Affiliations
Honorary lecturer, School of English Studies, University of Nottingham, Writer-in-residence for First Story
Influenced By
Alice Munro, Douglas Coupland, Raymond Carver, Richard Brautigan, Charles Simic
Nominations
Booker Prize 2002 longlist (If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things), Booker Prize 2006 longlist (So Many Ways to Begin), Booker Prize 2017 longlist (Reservoir 13), Goldsmiths Prize 2017 shortlist, The Writers' Prize 2018 shortlist

Education

City College Norwich
sixth form
Country: United Kingdom
Attended sixth form
University of Bradford
Media Technology and Production
Country: United Kingdom
Contributed to anthology Five Uneasy Pieces in final year

Awards

Somerset Maugham Award
2003
Work: If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things
Organization: Society of Authors
Result: Won
Betty Trask Prize
2003
Work: If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things
Organization: Society of Authors
Result: Won
International Dublin Literary Award
2012
Work: Even the Dogs
Organization: Dublin City Council
Result: Won
Costa Book Awards
2017
Work: Reservoir 13
Category: Novel
Organization: Costa Book Awards
Result: Won
British Book Awards
2018
Work: Reservoir 13
Category: Fiction Book of the Year
Result: Won

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things

2002 Novel

A novel depicting a single day from multiple perspectives.

everyday wonderscommunity

So Many Ways to Begin

2006 Novel

A story of life told through museum exhibits.

memoryidentity

Even the Dogs

2010 Novel

Experimental novel on drug addiction lives.

addictionloss

Reservoir 13

2017 Novel

Village life after a girl's disappearance over years.

communitytime

Lean Fall Stand

2021 Novel

Antarctic expedition accident and aftermath.

communicationrecovery

Bibliography

  • If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things
  • So Many Ways to Begin
  • Even the Dogs
  • Reservoir 13
  • Lean Fall Stand
  • This Isn't the Sort of Thing That Happens to Someone Like You
  • The Reservoir Tapes

Style & Themes

Literary Style
innovative narrative structuresnon-linear storytellingmultiple perspectives
Recurring Motifs
losseveryday wonderscommunity dynamics

Legacy

Innovative British novelist longlisted for Booker Prize three times and winner of International Dublin Literary Award. Labelled a 'wicked British writer' by The New York Times.

In Popular Culture

  • The New York Times labelled him a 'wicked British writer'.

Quotes

  • A real honour to have been selected from such a huge list of fantastic works from around the world.
    Source: Comment on winning International Dublin Literary Award (2012)

Trivia

  • Youngest ever longlisted for Booker Prize (age 26, 2002)
  • British writer born in Bermuda
  • Honorary doctorate from University of Nottingham (2010)