Biography
The British writer Kate Atkinson was famous for the detective novels, which became best-selling. The author's path to fame was long: a woman not one decade was looking for his own style before becoming the owner of prestigious premiums and the Order of the British Empire for literary achievements. Her works appreciate the clear syllable, charismatic heroes and a famously swirling plot.Childhood and youth
Kate was born in York on December 20, 1951. The girl's father contained a pharmacy store, and the family lived in the apartment right above him. Her parents were never married, although they lived together - the mother could not divorce the first husband because of the legal formalities of wartime, and therefore the future writer wore the status of an illegitimate child.
Atkinson first studied in a private school, and then at the school-gymnasium of Queen Anna. Passionate literature and the love of reading predetermined the future path, and in the university, the girl began to study the literature, giving preference to American authors.
In 1974, Kate graduated from Scottish Dundee University, where he continued to engage in scientific work, exploring the aspects of postmodernism in the work of the Writers of the United States. The woman planned to receive a doctoral degree, but could not pass exam tests. After the failure, Atkinson did not leaving American novelists, which influenced her own literary handwriting. More than others, she was interested in Kurt Wannegut and Donald Bartem.
Books
Atkinson admits that under 30 years old did not think about becoming a writer, preferring the role of the reader. The first novel "Museum of my secrets" was published when the author was 43 years old. The book made a big noise, because unexpectedly was awarded the Whitbred Prize, bypassing famous competitors. For most, the writer was at that time noreneym, although it began to publish stories in the early 1980s.
The Debut Roman's action unfolds in York, and therefore readers are trying to find the scripture of the writer's biography in it. However, in the confusing history about 4 generations of the family Ruby Lennox not so many personal experience of the author. The subsequent works of Kate confirmed the reputation of the postmodern prose masters.
The real glory came to the trial after the publication in 2004 "crimes of the past" - a detective novel, who posted the beginning of the series about Jackson Brody and the ones of the Series of the Air Force. The cycle bibliography continued the volumes of "turn to the better", "Will it wait for the good news?" And "a little light, with a dog together."
A lot of plot lines are intertwined in detectives, and in the abundance of characters it is sometimes difficult to figure out, but the analysis of the cunning threads delivers research pleasure. Atkinson multilayer novels attract the unexpected mixture of wit and melancholy, not dropping to the level of entertainment for housewives.
Personal life
Kate married in the student and in 1974 she gave birth to Eve daughter, but he lived with her husband only 2 years. An attempt to happily arrange a personal life. A woman took in 1982, moving to Edinburgh to the second husband - the teacher from Scotland. In this marriage, another daughter Helen was born. Now the writer has several grandchildren.Atkinson does not like to give interviews and go to writing parties, preferring to spend your free time at home.
Kate Atkinson now
In the summer of 2019, Kate Atkinson's fans of creativity received a long-awaited gift: after an almost 10-year break, the writer released another book from the Jackson Brody's cycle. The novel "Big Sky" came out in the UK on June 25 and continued the story about a complex and attractive detective from Cambridge.
The readers will learn about the creative plans of Kate, the readers will learn on the personal website and the official page "Facebook", where a woman publishes photos of books, news and announcements. "Instagram" does not lead the writer.
Bibliography
- 1995 - "Museum of my secrets"
- 1997 - "Human Croquet"
- 2000 - "Holding in the clouds"
- 2004 - "Crimes of the Past"
- 2006 - "Turn to the better"
- 2008 - "Will it wait for good news?"
- 2010 - "A little light, with a dog together"
- 2013 - "Life after life"
- 2015 - "Gods among people"
- 2019 - "Big Sky"