D. J. Taylor (writer)

Not to be confused with D. J. Taylor (soccer).
For other people named David Taylor, see David Taylor (disambiguation).

D. J. Taylor

FRSL
BornDavid John Taylor
1960 (age 63–64)
United Kingdom
Occupation
  • Critic
  • novelist
  • biographer
LanguageEnglish
Alma materSt John's College, Oxford
GenreLiterary criticism, fiction, biography

David John Taylor FRSL (born 1960)[1] is a British critic, novelist and biographer, who was born and raised in Norfolk.[2]

After attending school in Norwich, he read modern history at St John's College, Oxford, and has received the 2003 Whitbread Biography Award for his biography of George Orwell.[3] His novel Derby Day was longlisted for the 2011 Man Booker Prize.[4] He was previously a member of the Norwich Writers' Circle.

He has contributed to The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, The Independent, New Statesman, The Spectator, Private Eye and Literary Review, among other publications.

  1. ^ "D. J. Taylor". Djtaylor.co.uk.
  2. ^ Taylor, D. J. (21 May 2022). "'Norfolk. Merely typing the word on a computer screen gives me a little twinge of satisfaction': D. J. Taylor on how Norfolk has inspired him for a lifetime". Country Life. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  3. ^ Wroe, Nicholas (30 August 2013). "DJ Taylor: 'I set out with every intention of just being a novelist. But then I got diverted …'". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Man Booker Prize 2011 longlist". The Telegraph. 26 July 2011. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2014.