Adam Thirlwell

Adam Thirlwell was born in London in 1978. He is the author of two novels, Politics and The Escape; a novella, Kapow!, with Visual Editions; and a project with international novels that includes an essay-book, which won a Somerset Maugham award, and a compendium of translations edited for McSweeney’s. He has twice been selected as one of Granta’s Best of Young British novelists (in 2003 and 2013). His work has been translated into thirty languages. A new novel, Lurid & Cute, will be published next year.