Louise Dean (author)

Louise Dean is a British novelist, author of four published works Becoming Strangers,[1] This Human Season,[2] The Idea of Love and The Old Romantic.

Dean was the winner of the Betty Trask Prize in 2004,[3] long listed for the Man Booker Prize[4] and the Guardian First Book prize and IMAP, winner of Le Prince Maurice prize in 2006.[5] Dean writes about difficult and less glamorous themes. Her first book, Becoming Strangers, dealt with the themes of ageing, pancreatic cancer and Alzheimers. Her second book, This Human Season, studied the Blanket or Dirty Protest in the H blocks in the lead up to the Hunger Strike in Northern Ireland in 1981 and the assassinations of prison warders. Her third book, The Idea of Love, released in 2008, discusses mental illness, the pharmaceutical business and the exploitation of Africa.[6] Louise's fourth book, The Old Romantic, released in 2010, described an old man's determination to die in the bosom of a family that is not so keen to have him back. It was an Oprah Book of The Week. The Observer described Louise Dean as a 'significant voice in British fiction'.[7] Concurring with The Observer, Boyd Tonkin wrote for The Independent that 'Louise Dean's fearless, frank and darkly comic novels have brought a fresh colour and character to English fiction.'[8]

Louise Dean launched a novelists' teaching website in April 2017 Kritikme.com to guide aspiring and experienced writers to complete a first draft of a novel in ninety days via an online platform offering membership of a community described as 'the safe place for serious writers'[9] recommended in Mslexia June 2017[10] and The Bookseller April 2017.[11] Reviews of the 'new way to write a novel' have been glowing with users from experienced bestseller writers through to novices describing the creative writing course as 'utterly thrilling.'[12]

References

  1. ↑ Julie Myerson (21 February 2004). "Morphine and Molloy". The Guardian. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
  2. ↑ Paul Gray (February 25, 2007). "Time of Troubles". New York Times. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
  3. ↑ Olivia Boler (Feb 4, 2007). "Inside a Belfast prison". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
  4. ↑ Stephanie Merritt (29 August 2004). "Take a punt on the Booker... ...the winner may surprise you,". The Observer,. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
  5. ↑ John Ezard (29 May 2006). "t's no Booker, but a free trip to Mauritius will do". The Guardian. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
  6. ↑ Jessica Mann (10 Aug 2008). "Review: The Idea of Love by Louise Dean". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
  7. ↑ Merritt, Stephanie (2005-05-01). "Interview: Louise Dean". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
  8. ↑ "Country matters of the heart: Louise Dean returns to her roots". The Independent. 2010-08-20. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
  9. ↑ "Kritikme | Write a Novel in Ninety Days". www.kritikme.com. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
  10. ↑ Mslexia (2017-05-31). "Issue 74 is a sumptuous feast of summer inspiration – and it's out now! https://mslexia.co.uk/subscription-packages/ …pic.twitter.com/UN83NYznKW". @Mslexia. Retrieved 2017-09-25. External link in |title= (help)
  11. ↑ "Louise Dean launches 90-day writers' community | The Bookseller". www.thebookseller.com. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
  12. ↑ "Kritikme". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
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