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David Mitchell

Also known as David Henry Mitchell, David Stephen Mitchell
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David Mitchell is the award-winning and bestselling author of The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet, Black Swan Green, Cloud Atlas, Number9Dream, and Ghostwritten. Twice shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, his newest novel The Bone Clocks has been selected for the 2014 longlist. Mitchell was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time in 2007. With KA Yoshida, Mitchell translated from the Japanese the internationally bestselling memoir The Reason I Jump. He lives in Ireland with his wife and two children.

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Cloud AtlasDavid Mitchellon 395 shelves
The Bone ClocksDavid Mitchellon 92 shelves
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de ZoetDavid Mitchellon 59 shelves
Slade HouseDavid Mitchellon 52 shelves
GhostwrittenDavid Mitchellon 45 shelves

Known for

Historical FantasyParanormalContemporary FantasyWonderMelancholicPensive

Awards

1 won · 4 shortlisted
WinnerWFAThe Bone Clocks2015FinalistLocus SFThe Bone Clocks2015FinalistNebulaCloud Atlas2005FinalistLocus SFCloud Atlas2005FinalistClarkeCloud Atlas2005

Details

Born
12 Jan 1969
Country
United Kingdom
First book
Ghostwritten, 1999

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