Tom Crewe | |
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Born | 1989 (age 33–34) Middlesbrough, England |
Occupation | Author and historian |
Nationality | English |
Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
Notable works | The New Life |
Website | |
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Tom Crewe (born 1989) is an English novelist, best known for his 2023 debut novel, The New Life. In April 2023, Granta included Crewe on their "Best of Young British Novelists" list, [1] an honour presented every ten years "to the twenty most significant British novelists under forty." [2] The Observer included Crewe in their list of the ten best new novelists of 2023. [3]
Crewe was born in 1989 in Middlesbrough. [4] He received a Doctor of Philosophy degree in nineteenth-century British history from the University of Cambridge. [4] [5] He has served as an editor at the London Review of Books since 2015. [4] [6] He has contributed to the London Review of Books, [7] The Telegraph, [8] and other major outlets.
His debut novel, The New Life, was published January 2023 by Chatto & Windus and Scribner. It is also set to be published in French, German, Spanish, and Dutch. [4]
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