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Benjamin Myers


UK flag (b.1976)

aka Ben Myers

Benjamin Myers is an English writer and journalist.

Awards: Goldsmiths (2023), Walter Scott (2018)  see all

Genres: Literary Fiction, Fantasy
 
Series
Mace & Brindle
   1. Turning Blue (2016)
   2. These Darkening Days (2017)
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Novels
   The Book of Fuck (2004) (as by Ben Myers)
   Richard (2010) (as by Ben Myers)
   Pig Iron (2012)
   Beastings (2014)
   The Gallows Pole (2017)
   The Offing (2019)
   The Perfect Golden Circle (2022)
   Cuddy (2023)
   Rare Singles (2024)
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Collections
   Spam (poems) (2008) (as by Ben Myers)
   Male Tears (2021)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   Snorri & Frosti (2013) (as by Ben Myers)
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Non fiction
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Awards
2023 Goldsmiths Prize : Cuddy
2018 Walter Scott Prize for Best Historical Novel : The Gallows Pole

Award nominations
2024 Walter Scott Prize for Best Historical Novel (nominee) : Cuddy


Benjamin Myers recommends
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Sell Us the Rope (2022)
Stephen May
"A fascinating and immersive imagining of real events that both challenges and illuminates history."
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Burntcoat (2021)
Sarah Hall
"I can think of no other British writer whose talent so consistently thrills, surprises and staggers. Sarah Hall's work has everything: drama, poetry, tension, sensuality, dark magic and that undefinable otherness that is unique to her. She is the best there is. 'Writer's writer' can often be seen as a backhanded compliment, but Sarah Hall is this - and so much more. With Burntcoat she has solidified her status as the literary shining light we lesser souls aspire to."
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A Lonely Man (2021)
Chris Power
"Such grand themes as wealth, power, greed and truth itself are explored in an impressively deft and discrete way. Here a bottle of beer or an illicit kiss feel as subtly significant as the death of an oligarch or a mysterious man on the run. A Lonely Man is a tense and taut work that’s utterly European, and all the better for it."

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