A.L. Kennedy biography, plus links to book reviews and book excerpts from books by A.L. Kennedy.

A.L. Kennedy Biography

A(lison) L(ouise) Kennedy was born in 1965 in Dundee, Scotland. After studying English and Drama at Warwick University, she served as Writer in Residence at Hamilton, East Kilbride Social Work Department, and Copenhagen University. She has edited various magazines in the United Kingdom, and has been a judge for the Mann Booker Prize (1996) and The Guardian First Book Award (2001). She was made a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in 2000. Granta nominated her as one of 20 "Best Young Novelists" in 2003. She is the recipient of the Encore Award (1995). In addition to her writing career, she is also a stand-up comedian and an ordained minister, and has even been known to sell brushes door to door and mime in car parks. Her work is known for its dark comedy and unique, post-modern prose style. She lives and writes in Glasgow, Scotland.


Bibliography

Night Geometry and the Garscadden Trains (1990)
Looking for the Possible Dance (1993)
Now That You're Back Cape (1994)
So I Am Glad (1995)
Tea and Biscuits (1996)
Original Bliss (1997)
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1997)
Everything You Need (1999)
On Bullfighting (1999)
Indelible Acts (2002)
Paradise Cape (2004)
Day (2007)

This biography was last updated on 01/17/2008.

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