Talitha Stevenson

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Talitha Stevenson is an author and journalist, born 1977, who grew up in West London. [1]

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Fiction writer

Stevenson is the author of three novels. Her work has been compared to Ian McEwan [2] and Jonathan Franzen. [3]

Her first novel An Empty Room, a coming of age tale set in West London, was nominated for a number of awards.

Stevenson's second novel Exposure, the tale of a lawyer with a hidden past, received very strong notices. The Literary Review concluded: "Stevenson has, essentially, got it". A reviewer in The Guardian wrote: "Stevenson is an exceptionally talented writer". [4] The Independent on Sunday called it a "triumphant read... What Stevenson describes with gobsmacking accuracy is our primal fear that life will unceremoniously unravel." In The Sunday Times, the novel was described as "accomplished", its scope as "ambitious". [5] The Observer described her as "a writer of precocious talent". [6] The American novelist Jay McInerney saluted "an incredible talent" who "writes like a very old soul, with an exquisitely-tuned sensitivity to sin, guilt and sexual obsession". The book was published by Harcourt in the US and received strong reviews.

Stevenson's third and most recent novel, Disappear, was published in March 2010. It was the paperback of the week in The Independent [7] and The Observer, [8] and was praised by Gregory David Roberts and Christos Tsiolkas.

In an interview with the American book blog booklush, Stevenson explained that she was writing an "intricate" new novel that deals with "painting and the contemporary art world". [9]

Journalism

Stevenson writes for the Financial Times and other newspapers, contributing features and book reviews on literature, social history, celebrity, psychiatry, and other subjects.

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Awards and Prizes

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References

  1. ↑ Louise Jury (22 July 2006). "Literary prize keeps alive the spirit of Dylan Thomas". London: The Independent. Archived from the original on 2 August 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Fiction Review: Exposure by Talitha Stevenson / Author . Harcourt (408p) ISBN 978-0-15-101162-9". Publishersweekly.com. 27 June 2005. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  3. ↑ Tony Halpin Moscow Last updated March 4, 2012 5:14PM. "UK News, World News and Opinion". The Times. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  4. ↑ Helen Falconer (30 April 2005). "Women authors: Apr 30 | Books". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  5. ↑ Anita Sethi (13 March 2005). "The Sunday Times". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  6. ↑ Sarah Phillips and Stephen Pritchard (25 September 2005). "Other young stars in the ascendant | From the Observer | The Observer". London: Guardian. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  7. ↑ Emma Hagestadt (15 July 2011). "Disappear, By Talitha Stevenson - Reviews - Books" . London: The Independent. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  8. ↑ Alice Fisher (7 August 2011). "Disappear by Talitha Stevenson – review | Books | The Observer". London: Guardian. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  9. ↑ "Interview: Talitha Stevenson – Confessions of a Book Lush". Booklush.com. 30 August 2011. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
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