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29 de set. de 2022 · Welcome to the official website of Kate Atkinson MBE, writer of novels, plays and short stories. She is best known for creating the Jackson Brodie series of detective novels, which has been adapted into the BBC One series Case Histories.
- Early Life
- Writing Career
- Bibliography
- Awards and Honours
- Personal Life
- External Links
The daughter of a shopkeeper, Atkinson was born in York, the setting for several of her books. She studied English literature at the University of Dundee, gaining her master's degree in 1974. Atkinson subsequently studied for a doctorate in American literature, with a thesis titled "The post-modern American short story in its historical context". S...
Her first novel, Behind the Scenes at the Museum, won the 1995 Whitbread Book of the Year and went on to be a Sunday Times bestseller. Since then, she has published further novels, as well as plays and short stories.Some of her books are part of a series of novels, starting with Case Histories, which feature the character of Jackson Brodie as a pri...
Novels
1. Behind the Scenes at the Museum (1995) – winner of the 1995 Whitbread first novel and Book of the Year Prize 2. Human Croquet(1997) 3. Emotionally Weird(2000) 4. Life After Life (2013) – winner of the 2013 Costa novel award 5. A God in Ruins (2015) – winner of the 2015 Costa novel award 6. Transcription(2018) 7. Shrines of Gaiety(2022) 8. The Line of Sight(TBC)
Novels featuring Jackson Brodie
1. Case Histories(2004) 2. One Good Turn(2006) 3. When Will There Be Good News?(2008) 4. Started Early, Took My Dog(2010) 5. Big Sky(2019) 6. Death at the Sign of the Rook(2024)
Plays
1. Nice(1996) 2. Abandonment(2000)
1995 Whitbread Awards (Book of the Year), Behind the Scenes at the Museum2009 Crime Thriller Award for The CWA Gold Dagger: When Will There Be Good News?(nominated)2009 British Book Awards, Richard and Judy Bookclub Winner, When Will There Be Good News?2013 Costa Book Awards (Novel category), Life After LifeAtkinson has been married twice: while a student, to the father of her first daughter Eve, and subsequently to the father of her second daughter Helen. Atkinson lived in Whitby, North Yorkshire, for a time, but now lives in Edinburgh.
Kate Atkinson at British Council: LiteratureOne Good Turn Reviews at MetacriticGenre. Literature & Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers. edit data. Kate Atkinson was born in York and now lives in Edinburgh. Her first novel, Behind the Scenes at the Museum, won the Whitbread Book of the Year Award and she has been a critically acclaimed international bestselling author ever since.
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‘Atkinson has a plotter’s mind: intricate, clever, satisfying…Shrines of Gaiety is engrossing and fun, powered by subtle skills.’ – The Sunday Times
Kate Atkinson ( Kalgoorlie, 28 de junho de 1972) é uma atriz australiana. Ela é mais conhecida por seus papéis na série de televisão SeaChange como a policial Karen Miller e Offspring como Renee. De 2013 a 2021, atuou em um papel regular em Wentworth como vice-governadora (mais tarde governadora) Vera Bennett.
Kate Atkinson is one of the world's foremost novelists. She won the Costa Book of the Year prize with her first novel, Behind the Scenes at the Museum. Kate Atkinson was awarded an MBE in 2011, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
