Kate Atkinson (writer)

For the Australian actress, see Kate Atkinson (actress).

Kate Atkinson

MBE
Atkinson signing books at the Edinburgh International Book Festival (August 2007)
Atkinson signing books at the Edinburgh International Book Festival (August 2007)
Born (1951-12-20) 20 December 1951 (age 72)
York, England
OccupationWriter
Alma materUniversity of Dundee
GenreNovel, short story.
Children2
Website
www.kateatkinson.co.uk

Kate Atkinson MBE (born 20 December 1951) is an English writer of novels, plays and short stories.[1] She has written historical novels, detective novels and family novels, incorporating postmodern and magical realist elements into the plots. Her debut, Behind the Scenes at the Museum, won the Whitbread Book Award, the precursor to the Costa Book Award, in 1995. The novels Life After Life and A God in Ruins won the Costa Book Award for novel in 2013 and 2015. She is also known for the Jackson Brodie series of detective novels, which has been adapted into the BBC One series, Case Histories.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Kate Atkinson - Literature". literature.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Kate Atkinson – Literature". literature.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  3. ^ Hale, Mike (14 October 2011). "Jackson Brodie Mysteries on PBS – Review". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 1 March 2019.