- Susanna Clarke
Infobox Writer
name = Susanna Clarke
imagesize = 200px
caption = Clarke in March 2006.
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birthdate = birth date and age|1959|11|1
birthplace =Nottingham ,England
deathdate =
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occupation = Novelist, short story writer
nationality = English
period = 1996—Present
genre =Alternate history ,Fantasy
subject =
movement = Magical Realism
influences =Jane Austen ,G. K. Chesterton ,Charles Dickens ,Arthur Conan Doyle ,Neil Gaiman ,C. S. Lewis ,Ursula Le Guin ,Alan Moore ,Joss Whedon
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website = http://www.jonathanstrange.comSusanna [Mary] Clarke (born
November 1 ,1959 ) is a British author best known for her debutnovel "Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell " (2004), aHugo Award -winningalternate history fantasy .Biography
Early life
Susanna [Mary] Clarke was born
November 1 ,1959 inNottingham ,England .Citation | last = Clarke | first = Susanna | title = The Three Susanna Clarkes | newspaper = Locus | pages = 6–7, 56 | year = 2005 | date = April 2005 | url = http://www.locusmag.com/2005/Issues/04Clarke.html ] She was the eldest daughter of a Methodist Minister and spent her childhood in various towns acrossNorthern England andScotland .cite web | title = Susanna Clarke: The Author By the Publisher | url = http://www.jonathanstrange.com/copy.asp?s=1 | accessdate = 2007-04-15 ] She attendedSt Hilda's College, Oxford , graduating in 1981 with aBachelor of Arts degree inphilosophy ,politics , andeconomics . In the following eight years she worked in publishing at Quarto andGordon Fraser , then in 1990 she went abroad for two years, teaching English as a foreign language inTurin ,Italy andBilbao ,Spain .Citation | last = Clarke | first = Susanna | title = The Three Susanna Clarkes | newspaper = Locus | pages = 6–7, 56 | year = 2005 | date = April 2005 | url = http://www.locusmag.com/2005/Issues/04Clarke.html ]hort fiction
In 1992 she returned to England, having departed from teaching, and spent the remainder of the year in
County Durham .cite web | title = Susanna Clarke: The Author By the Publisher | url = http://www.jonathanstrange.com/copy.asp?s=1 | accessdate = 2007-04-15 ] Early the following year she compiled her notes for what would be "Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell " and attempted to write the novel. Clarke realized that a more formal education in fiction writing might be an asset and thus applied to theArvon Foundation , a charity for writers in Britain, wherein the student would receive an intensified education during a four- or five-day course with two tutors. After investigating several of the fantasy-oriented course offerings, Clarke opted for the one mentored byColin Greenland andGeoff Ryman since they were on the literary end of fantasy. Greenland sent one of Clarke's stories from the course, "The Ladies of Grace Adieu," toNeil Gaiman , who in turn showed it toPatrick Nielsen Hayden . Hayden bought Clarke's tale for publication in his "Starlight 1" (1996) anthology.Citation | last = Clarke | first = Susanna | title = The Three Susanna Clarkes | newspaper = Locus | pages = 6–7, 56 | year = 2005 | date = April 2005 | url = http://www.locusmag.com/2005/Issues/04Clarke.html ]In the following decade, Clarke was employed as an editor of cookbooks at
Simon & Schuster 'sCambridge office.Citation | last = Clarke | first = Susanna | title = The Three Susanna Clarkes | newspaper = Locus | pages = 6–7, 56 | year = 2005 | date = April 2005 | url = http://www.locusmag.com/2005/Issues/04Clarke.html ] During this time, she published seven short stories and novellas in US anthologies. One, "The Duke of Wellington Misplaces His Horse" (1999), first appeared in a limited-edition, illustrated chapbook fromGreen Man Press . Another, "Mr Simonelli, or The Fairy Widower," was shortlisted for a World Fantasy Award in 2001.cite web | title = Susanna Clarke: The Author By the Publisher | url = http://www.jonathanstrange.com/copy.asp?s=1 | accessdate = 2007-04-15 ] Many of Clarke's short tales relate to the world of her first novel, "Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell".Citation | last = Clarke | first = Susanna | title = The Three Susanna Clarkes | newspaper = Locus | pages = 6–7, 56 | year = 2005 | date = April 2005 | url = http://www.locusmag.com/2005/Issues/04Clarke.html ]The Decade of "Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell"
In 1993, while she still resided in
County Durham in a house that over-looked theNorth Sea , she began writing her first novel, "Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell ", which was completed a decade later and published by Bloomsbury in October 2004.cite web | title = Susanna Clarke: The Author By the Publisher | url = http://www.jonathanstrange.com/copy.asp?s=1 | accessdate = 2007-04-15 ] The novel was not a small undertaking, being 800 pages in length and requiring of Clarke a great deal of time researching the history of early 19th-Century London.cite web | title = Susanna Clarke: Author of Fantasy Fiction | url = http://www.realityends.com/susanna-clarke.html | accessdate = 2007-04-15 ]The finished product, an
alternate history fantasy regarding two magicians, was filled with historical detail and copious footnotes that embellished the world.cite web | title = Susanna Clarke: Author of Fantasy Fiction | url = http://www.realityends.com/susanna-clarke.html | accessdate = 2007-04-15 ]Current
Clarke resides in Cambridge with her partner, the
science fiction novelist and reviewerColin Greenland , with whom she has lived since 1996.cite web | title = Susanna Clarke: The Author By the Publisher | url = http://www.jonathanstrange.com/copy.asp?s=1 | accessdate = 2007-04-15 ] She is working on a new book that begins a few years after the closing events of "Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell". This new work will focus on different characters, as Ms. Clarke has become more interested in people who are lower down the social scale (possibly meaning Childermass and Vinculus) and less intrigued by the rich and famous.cite web | title = Susanna Clarke: Author of Fantasy Fiction | url = http://www.jonathanstrange.com/copy.asp?s=3 | accessdate = 2007-04-15 ]Bibliography
Novels
* "
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell " (2004)hort story collections
* "
The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories " (2006)
** "The Ladies of Grace Adieu" (1996)
** "On Lickerish Hill" (1997)
** "Mrs Mabb" (1998)
** "The Duke of Wellington Misplaces His Horse" (1999)
** "Mr Simonelli, or the Fairy Widower" (2000)
** "Tom Brightwind, or How the Fairy Bridge was Built at Thoresby" (2001)
** "Antickes and Frets" (2004)
** "John Uskglass and the Cumbrian Charcoal Burner"Miscellaneous
* "Stopp’t-Clock Yard" (1996)—short story, printed in "", edited by
Neil Gaiman &Ed Kramer
* "The Dweller in High Places " (2007)—radioplay forBBC Radio 7 Awards
* 2001
World Fantasy Award (Short Fiction Award, shortlist): "Mr Simonelli, or the Fairy Widower"
* 2004Guardian First Book Award (shortlist): "Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell"
* 2004 Whitbread Book Award (Best First Novel Award, shortlist): "Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell"
* 2005British Book Awards (Literary Fiction Award, shortlist): "Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell"
* 2005 British Book Awards (Newcomer of the Year Award): "Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell"
* 2005Hugo Award (Best Novel Award): "Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell"
* 2005World Fantasy Award (Best Novel Award): "Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell"Notes and references
ee also
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Fictional books in the works of Susanna Clarke External links
* [http://www.jonathanstrange.com/ Susanna Clarke's web site]
* [http://www.foem.org.uk/ The Friends of English Magic - a notable fan-site dedicated to the works of Susanna Clarke]
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* [http://www.fantasyliterature.net/clarkesusanna.html Susanna Clarke Reviews at FanLit.net]
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