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Q40479
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English novelist (b. 1969)
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Writing · Southport, Lancashire, England, UK
David Stephen Mitchell (born 12 January 1969) is an English novelist. He has published seven novels, two of which, number9dream (2001) and Cloud Atlas (2004), were shortlisted for the Booker Prize.
Known for
- What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas — Self - Interviewee2025
- De Avondshow met Arjen Lubach — Self2022
- The Reason I Jump — Self2020
- Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin — Self - Writer2018
- Sense8 — David Mitchell2015
- What You Taught Me About My Son2014
- Cloud Atlas — Union Spy2012
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- David Stephen Mitchell , ( 1969-01-12 ) 12 January 1969 (age 57) , Southport , England
- Occupation
- Novelist, television writer, screenwriter
- Education
- University of Kent
- Period
- 1999–present
- Notable works
- number9dream , Cloud Atlas
- Notable awards
- John Llewellyn Rhys Prize , 1999 Ghostwritten
- Spouse
- Keiko Yoshida
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- David
- Family name
- Mitchell
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Languages spoken
- Japanese
- Notable work
- The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
- Genre
- drama
- Official website
- www.davidmitchellbooks.com
- Image
- David Mitchell by Kubik.JPG
- Residence
- Ardfield
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- date of birth
- 1969-01-12
- Commons category
- David Mitchell (writer)
- nominated for
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
- influenced by
- Neil Gaiman
- birth name
- David Stephen Mitchell
- writing language
- English language
- start of work period
- 1999-00-00
- social media followers
- 84369
- has works in the collection
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- medical condition
- stuttering
- name in native language
- David Mitchell
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Encyclopedic overview
David Stephen Mitchell (born 12 January 1969) is an English novelist and screenwriter, who has also translated two children's books.
He has written nine novels, two of which, number9dream (2001) and Cloud Atlas (2004), were shortlisted for the Booker Prize. He has also written articles for several newspapers, most notably for The Guardian.
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