Derek Beaven

Derek Beaven (born 1947 South London) is a British novelist. His first novel, Newton's Niece won the Commonwealth Writers Prize, best first book, Europe and South Asia. His second book, Acts of Mutiny was shortlisted for the Guardian Fiction Prize and the Encore Award.^[1]

He studied at Ashlyns School, Hertfordshire. He read English at Oxford University.^[2] He lives in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England.^[3][4]

Works

• Newton′s Niece, Faber and Faber, 1994, ISBN 9780571171361
• Acts of Mutiny, Fourth Estate, 1998, ISBN 9781857026412
• If the Invader Comes, Fourth Estate, 2001, ISBN 9781841155913
• His Coldest Winter, Fourth Estate, 2005; HarperCollins, 2006, ISBN 9780007151103

Reviews

• Julie Myerson (8 September 2001). "Emotional invasions". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2001/sep/08/fiction.reviews. 
• DJ Taylor (27 September 2001). "If the Invader Comes by Derek Beaven". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/if-the-invader-comes-by-derek-beaven-752075.html. 
• Hugo Barnacle (27 March 2005). "Fiction: His Coldest Winter by Derek Beaven". The Sunday Times. http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article435012.ece. 
• Alfred Hickling (19 March 2005). "Cold war, lukewarm plot". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2005/mar/19/featuresreviews.guardianreview16. 
• "Acts of Muniny", The New York Times, Mark Schone, 19 March 2000

References

1. ^ Encore. Encoreaward.com. Retrieved on 10 August 2011.
2. ^ Derek Beaven from HarperCollins Publishers. Harpercollins.ca (24 March 2010). Retrieved on 10 August 2011.
3. ^ Derek Beaven | Authors | Macmillan. Us.macmillan.com (4 December 2009). Retrieved on 10 August 2011.
4. ^ Derek Beaven. HarperCollins. Retrieved on 10 August 2011.

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