Chris Power | |
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| Born | 1975 (age 49–50) |
| Alma mater | Swansea University |
| Occupation(s) | Writer and literary critic |
| Notable credit | The Guardian |
Chris Power is a British writer and literary critic for The Guardian .
Power was born in 1975 and grew up in Farnborough, Hampshire. [1] He studied English and American literature at Swansea University, graduating in 1998. [2]
He has worked as an advertising copywriter and creative director. [1]
Power wrote a regular column for The Guardian about the short story as a literary form between 2007 and 2020. [3] [4] He has also presented the BBC Radio Four programme Open Book . [1]
He has cited Roberto Bolaño and Denis Johnson as literary influences. [1]
Power's first book of short stories, Mothers: Stories, was published in 2018 in Britain and in 2019 in the United States. [5] [6] His first novel, A Lonely Man, was published in April 2021. [7]
Power is married with two daughters and lives in London. [1]