Scottish novelist Alan Warner was born in 1964. Together with Irvine Welsh and A L Kennedy he is seen by many critics as one of the most exciting voices in contemporary Scottish literature.
He is the author of five novels: the acclaimed Morvern Callar (1995), winner of a Somerset Maugham Award; These Demented Lands (1997), winner of the Encore Award; The Sopranos (1998), winner of the Saltire Society Scottish Book of the Year Award; The Man Who Walks (2002), an imaginative and surreal black comedy; and The Worms Can Carry Me to Heaven (2006). Morvern Callar has been adapted as a film, and The Sopranos is to follow shortly. His short story 'After the Vision' was included in the anthology Children of Albion Rovers (1997) and 'Bitter Salvage' was included in the Disco Biscuits (1997).
Alan Warner lives in County Wicklow in Ireland. In 2003 he was nominated by Granta magazine as one of twenty 'Best of Young British Novelists'.
He is the author of five novels: the acclaimed Morvern Callar (1995), winner of a Somerset Maugham Award; These Demented Lands (1997), winner of the Encore Award; The Sopranos (1998), winner of the Saltire Society Scottish Book of the Year Award; The Man Who Walks (2002), an imaginative and surreal black comedy; and The Worms Can Carry Me to Heaven (2006). Morvern Callar has been adapted as a film, and The Sopranos is to follow shortly. His short story 'After the Vision' was included in the anthology Children of Albion Rovers (1997) and 'Bitter Salvage' was included in the Disco Biscuits (1997).
Alan Warner lives in County Wicklow in Ireland. In 2003 he was nominated by Granta magazine as one of twenty 'Best of Young British Novelists'.
Awards: James Tait Black (2012), Saltire (1998), RSL (1998) see all
Genres: Historical Mystery, Literary Fiction
Novels
Morvern Callar (1995)
These Demented Lands (1997)
The Man Who Walks (2002)
The Worms Can Carry Me to Heaven (2006)
The Deadman's Pedal (2012)
Their Lips Talk of Mischief (2014)
Our Ladies (2020)
Marko Sent Me North (2020)
Kitchenly 434 (2021)
These Demented Lands (1997)
The Man Who Walks (2002)
The Worms Can Carry Me to Heaven (2006)
The Deadman's Pedal (2012)
Their Lips Talk of Mischief (2014)
Our Ladies (2020)
Marko Sent Me North (2020)
Kitchenly 434 (2021)
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