Andrew Cowan

COWAN, Andrew

ANDREW COWAN s-a nascut in orasul Corby din comitatul Northamptonshire, Marea Britanie, si a sudiat la University of East Anglia. Porcul (1994), romanul sau de debut, a fost primit cu entuziasm de critici, fiind distins cu nenumarate premii prestigioase: Betty Trask Award, Authors -Club First Novel Award, Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award, Ruth Hadden Memorial Award, Scottish Arts Council Book Award si Arts Council Writers Award. Cowan mai este autorul romanelor: Common Ground (1996), Crustaceans (2000) si What I Know (2005). Este, de asemenea, director al masterului de creative writing de la University of East Anglia si tine frecvent cursuri la Arvon Foundation. In prezent, traieste in Norwich, alaturi de scriitoarea Lynne Bryan si fiica lor, Rose.