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Robert Newman

ロバート・ニューマン

Robāto Nyūman

Aliases: Rob Newman

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1964-07-07
Nationality
British
Languages
English
Residence History
Hertfordshire village

Career

Occupations
Comedian, Author, Actor, Political activist
Active Years
1989-2024

Education

Selwyn College, Cambridge
English
Country: United Kingdom
Admitted on the strength of an essay about T. S. Eliot

Awards

BBC Audio Drama Awards
2017
Work: Robert Newman's Entirely Accurate Encyclopaedia of Evolution
Category: Best Scripted Comedy with a Live Audience
Organization: BBC
Result: Won

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Fountain at the Centre of the World

2003 Novel

Anti-globalisation protest novel

Anti-globalisationPolitics

The Trade Secret

2013 Novel

Political novel styled as spy thriller

PoliticsEspionage

Dependence Day

1994 Novel

Novel published in 1994

Politics

Bibliography

  • Dependence Day
  • Manners
  • The Fountain at the Centre of the World
  • The Trade Secret
  • The Entirely Accurate Encyclopaedia of Evolution
  • Neuropolis

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Political satireLecture-style comedy
Recurring Motifs
Anti-globalisationPeak oilGeopolitics

Legacy

Known for politically charged comedy and novels addressing anti-war, anti-capitalism, and environmental issues.

Trivia

  • Adopted into a working-class family.
  • Of Greek Cypriot, American, and French descent.