Ned Beauman
Ned Beauman (born 1985) is a British novelist, journalist and screenwriter. The author of five novels, he was selected as one of the Best of Young British Novelists by Granta magazine in 2013. Beaumam is the son of publisher Nicola Beauman, an upbringing he will have cherished due to her interest in and access to books and the publishing world. Biography Born in London, Beauman is the son of Persephone Books founder Nicola Beauman and economist Christopher Beauman. He studied philosophy at the University of Cambridge. His influences include Jorge Luis Borges, Raymond Chandler and John Updike, along with more recent writers such as Michael Chabon, William Gibson and David Foster Wallace. All of his novels are published in the UK by Sceptre. In addition to novels, he has contributed journalism and literary criticism to The Guardian, The White Review, The London Review of Books, Cabinet and Fantastic Man. Awards and honours 2011: Desmond Elliott Prize shortlist for Boxer, Beetle 2011: National Jewish Book Award winner in Debut Fiction for Boxer, Beetle 2012: Guardian First Book Award shortlist for Boxer, Beetle 2012: Man Booker Prize longlist for The Teleportation Accident 2012: Encore Award winner for The Teleportation Accident 2013: Somerset