Jonathan Trigell

Jonathan Trigell (born 1974) is a British author. [ [http://www.natives.co.uk/news/2004/04/01boya.htm Boy A - a novel by Jon Trigell ] ] His first novel, entitled "Boy A", won the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize 2004, the Waverton Good Read Award and the inaugural World Book Day Prize in 2008.

Jonathan completed an MA in creative writing at Manchester University in 2002. He spent most winters in Alps working in the Ski Industry and now lives in Chamonix, France [ [http://www.serpentstail.com/author_bio?id=10470 Serpent's Tail : Authors ] ] .

"Boy A" is the story of a child criminal released into society as an adult. It has obvious and presumably deliberate parallels to the fates of the murderers of James Bulger, although the crime itself differs significantly.

Highly acclaimed critically, "Boy A" was described by Sarah Waters, Chair of the Judges for the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, as "a compelling narrative, a beautifully structured piece of writing, and a thought-provoking novel of ideas. It's a wonderful debut." [ [http://www.booktrust.org.uk/pressreleases/jlr.php Booktrust: > Home ] ]

Trigell's second novel "Cham", familiar name of Chamonix [ [http://www.bibliosurf.com/Interview-de-Jonathan-Trigell Jonathan Trigell's interview during the Festival international du roman noir de Frontignan 2007] ] , also acquired by Serpent's Tail publishing house, was published in October 2007.

He is currently working on his third novel, "Genesis".

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/jonnytrig Jonathan Trigell on myspace.com]
* [http://keeperofthesnails.blogspot.com/2005/10/boy-and-interview-with-jonathan.html An interview with Jonathan Trigell]
* [http://www.serpentstail.com/author_bio?id=10470 Publisher webpage]

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