Will Self, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Will Self

English writer and journalist

Date of Birth: 26-Sep-1961

Place of Birth: Westminster, England, United Kingdom

Profession: writer, journalist, novelist, science fiction writer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Will Self

  • William Woodard Self (born 26 September 1961) is an English author, journalist, political commentator and television personality.
  • He has written eleven novels, five collections of shorter fiction, three novellas, and five collections of non-fiction writing. His 2002 novel Dorian, an Imitation was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, and his 2012 novel Umbrella was shortlisted.
  • His fiction is known for being satirical, grotesque, and fantastical, and is predominantly set within his home city of London.
  • His writing often explores mental illness, drug abuse and psychiatry. Self is a regular contributor to publications including The Guardian, Harper's, The New York Times and the London Review of Books.
  • He currently writes a column for the New Statesman, and over the years he has been a columnist for the Observer, The Times, and the Evening Standard.
  • His columns for Building Design on the built environment, and for the Independent Magazine on the psychology of place brought him to prominence as a thinker concerned with the politics of urbanism. Self is a regular contributor on British television, initially as a guest on comic panel shows such as Have I Got News for You.
  • In 2002, Self replaced Mark Lamarr on the anarchic BBC comedy panel show Shooting Stars for two series, but was himself replaced by comedian Jack Dee when the programme returned in 2008.
  • He has since appeared on current affairs programmes such as Newsnight and Question Time.
  • Self is contributor to the BBC Radio 4 programme A Point of View, to which he contributes radio essays delivered in his familiar "lugubrious tones".
  • In 2013, Self was in talks to become the inaugural BBC Radio 4 Writer-in-Residence, but later backed out of the talks.

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