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Ned Beauman

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1985-01-01 （London）
Nationality
British
Languages
English
Residence History
London → Cambridge

Career

Occupations
novelist, journalist, screenwriter
Active Years
2010-
Influenced By
Jorge Luis Borges, Raymond Chandler, John Updike, Michael Chabon, William Gibson, David Foster Wallace

Education

Winchester College
Country: United Kingdom
Attended Winchester College
Trinity College, Cambridge
Philosophy
Country: United Kingdom
Studied philosophy at Trinity College, Cambridge

Awards

Desmond Elliott Prize
2011
Work: Boxer, Beetle
Organization: Desmond Elliott Prize
Result: shortlist
National Jewish Book Award
2011
Work: Boxer, Beetle
Category: Debut Fiction
Organization: Jewish Book Council
Result: winner
Guardian First Book Award
2012
Work: Boxer, Beetle
Organization: The Guardian
Result: shortlist
Man Booker Prize (longlist)
2012
Work: The Teleportation Accident
Organization: Man Booker Prize
Result: longlist
Encore Award
2012
Work: The Teleportation Accident
Organization: Encore Award
Result: winner
Somerset Maugham Award
2013
Work: The Teleportation Accident
Organization: Society of Authors
Result: winner
Granta: Best of Young British Novelists
2013
Organization: Granta
Result: selected
Arthur C. Clarke Award
2023
Work: Venomous Lumpsucker
Organization: Arthur C. Clarke Award
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Boxer, Beetle

2010 literary fiction / dark humor

Debut novel mixing dark humor and literary elements, exploring identity and historical memory.

identityhistoryhumor

The Teleportation Accident

2012 literary fiction / suspense

An experimental novel weaving technological elements and crime motifs; critically acclaimed.

technologycrimememory

Glow

2014 literary fiction

A short novel probing urban fragility and interpersonal dynamics, examining modern anxieties.

urban lifealienationrelationships

Madness Is Better Than Defeat

2017 literary fiction

Deals with extreme aspects of human behavior and madness; contains beat-like elements and experimental narration.

madnesslimits of the individualcultural critique

Venomous Lumpsucker

2022 literary fiction with science-fiction elements

A recent novel blending science-fiction ideas with literary exploration. Winner of the 2023 Arthur C. Clarke Award.

technology and humanityenvironmentsocial critique

Bibliography

  • Boxer, Beetle
  • The Teleportation Accident
  • Glow
  • Madness Is Better Than Defeat
  • Venomous Lumpsucker

Style & Themes

Literary Style
witty, erudite prosedark humor and ironyexperimental narrative
Recurring Motifs
history and memorytechnology and its impactalienation

Legacy

Recognized as a notable contemporary British writer through selection by Granta and multiple literary awards; known for experimental and intellectual prose.

Trivia

  • His mother is Nicola Beauman, founder of Persephone Books.
  • All of his novels are published in the UK by Sceptre.
  • Selected in 2013 for Granta's Best of Young British Novelists list.
  • Won the 2023 Arthur C. Clarke Award for Venomous Lumpsucker.