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Simon Mawer


UK flag (b.1948)

Simon Mawer was born in 1948 in England, and spent his childhood there, in Cyprus and in Malta. He now lives with his wife and two children in Italy, and teaches at the English School in Rome.

Awards: Walter Scott (2016)  see all

Genres: Historical, Thriller
 
Series
Marian Sutro
   1. The Girl Who Fell From the Sky (2012)

     aka Trapeze

   2. Tightrope (2015)
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Novels
   Chimera (1989)
   The Bitter Cross (1992)
   A Place in Italy (1992)
   A Jealous God (1996)
   Mendel's Dwarf (1997)
   The Gospel of Judas (2000)
   The Fall (2003)
   Swimming to Ithaca (2006)
   The Glass Room (2009)
   Prague Spring (2018)
   Ancestry (2022)
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Awards
2016 Walter Scott Prize for Best Historical Novel : Tightrope

Award nominations
2023 Walter Scott Prize for Best Historical Novel (nominee) : Ancestry
2010 Walter Scott Prize for Best Historical Novel (nominee) : The Glass Room
2009 Booker Prize (shortlist) : The Glass Room


Simon Mawer recommends
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The Cartographer of No Man's Land (2013)
P S Duffy
"Brillant...altogether a remarkable debut."
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Night Falls On The City (1967)
(Night Falls on the City, book 1)
Sarah Gainham
"Brilliant and moving."
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The Seventh Cross (1942)
Anna Seghers
"A fascinating insight into life in pre-war Nazi Germany just as the horrors of the Nazi regime were beginning to unfold. This is an important novel, as much for its picture of German society as for its insight into the psyche of ordinary people confronting their personal fears and mixed loyalties."

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