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Sam Taylor

サム・テイラー

Samu Teirā

Pen Names: Samuel Black（Pen name used for the novel The Ground is Burning）

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1970-01-01 （Unknown）
Nationality
British, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Residence History
United Kingdom → Texas, United States

Career

Occupations
Author, Novelist, Translator, Journalist
Active Years
2005-2024

Awards

Sidewise Award for Alternate History
2022
Work: Civilizations (translation of Laurent Binet's novel)
Category: Translation
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Republic of Trees

2005 Novel

His first book, published in 2005 and received critical acclaim.

The Amnesiac

2007 Novel

Tells the story of James Purdew, a man obsessed with uncovering the events of three years of his life about which he remembers nothing.

The Island at the End of the World

2009 Novel

The Ground is Burning

2011 Novel

The Two Loves of Sophie Strom

2024 Novel

Bibliography

  • The Republic of Trees (2005)
  • The Amnesiac (2007)
  • The Island at the End of the World (2009)
  • The Ground is Burning - published as Samuel Black (2011)
  • The Two Loves of Sophie Strom (2024)

Translations by Author

  • HHhH (by Laurent Binet, 2012)
  • A Meal in Winter (by Hubert Mingarelli, 2012)
  • The Victoria System (2013)
  • The Truth about the Harry Quebert Affair (2014)
  • The Age of Reinvention (by Karine Tuil, 2015)
  • Four Soldiers (by Hubert Mingarelli, 2018)
  • Lullaby (by Leïla Slimani, 2018)
  • Adèle (by Leïla Slimani, 2019)
  • Civilizations (by Laurent Binet, 2021)
  • Of Fangs and Talons (by Nicolas Mathieu, 2021)
  • Rose Royal: A Love Story (by Nicolas Mathieu, 2022)
  • Perspective(s) (by Laurent Binet, 2025)

Legacy

British author and translator from French to English. Debuted in 2005 and won the Sidewise Award for his translation of an alternate history novel.