Susanna Clarke

Clarke in March 2006.
Born:	November 1, 1959 (1959-11-01) (age 47) Nottingham, England
Occupation:	Novelist, short story writer
Nationality:	English
Writing period:	1996—Present
Genres:	Alternate history, Fantasy
Literary movement:	Magical Realism
Debut works:	Debut short story: "The Ladies of Grace Adieu" (1996) Debut novel: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (2004)
Influences:	Jane Austen, G. K. Chesterton, Charles Dickens, Arthur Conan Doyle, Neil Gaiman, C. S. Lewis, Ursula Le Guin, Alan Moore, Joss Whedon
Website:	jonathanstrange.com

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Biography

Early life

Susanna [Mary] Clarke was born November 1, 1959 in Nottingham, England.^[1] She was the eldest daughter of a Methodist Minister and spent her childhood in various towns across Northern England and Scotland.^[2] She attended St Hilda's College, Oxford, graduating in 1981 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy, politics, and economics. In the following eight years she worked in publishing at Quarto and Gordon Fraser, then in 1990 she went abroad for two years, teaching English as a foreign language in Turin, Italy and Bilbao, Spain.^[1] is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Nottingham (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      For school of ancient Greek medicine... The north, the midlands and the south Northern England, The North or North of England is a rather ill-defined term, with no universally accepted definition. ... This article is about the country. ... College name St Hildas College, Oxford Named after Established 1893 Principal Lady English JCR President Olivia Bailey Undergraduates 420 MCR President Sarah-Jane Fenton Graduates 86 Homepage St Hildas College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. ... A B.A. issused as a certificate Bachelor of Arts (B.A., BA or A.B.), from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus is an undergraduate bachelors degree awarded for either a course or a program in the liberal arts or the sciences, or both. ... The philosopher Socrates about to take poison hemlock as ordered by the court. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions. ... ‹ The template below is being considered for deletion. ... This article is about the publisher and literary editor. ... “Torino” redirects here. ... La Muy Noble y Muy Leal e Invicta (The most noble and most loyal and undefeated) Location Location of Bilbao in Spain and Biscay Coordinates : 43,15° n. ...

Short fiction

In 1992 she returned to England, having departed from teaching, and spent the remainder of the year in County Durham.^[2] 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 the Arvon 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 by Colin Greenland and Geoff 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," to Neil Gaiman, who in turn shared it with Patrick Nielsen Hayden. Hayden bought Clarke's tale for publication in his Starlight 1 (1996) anthology.^[1] County Durham is a county in north-east England. ... Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell is the award-winning debut novel by British writer Susanna Clarke. ... The Arvon Foundation is a charitable organisation in the United Kingdom which promotes creative writing. ... Colin Greenland (b. ... Geoffrey Charles Ryman (born 1951) is a writer of science fiction, fantasy and slipstream fiction. ... Neil Richard Gaiman () (born November 10, 1960) is an English author of science fiction and fantasy short stories and novels, graphic novels, comics, and films. ... Patrick Nielsen Hayden is a science fiction editor and fanzine writer. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ...

In the following decade, Clarke was employed as an editor of cookbooks at Simon & Schuster's Cambridge office.^[1] 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 from Green Man Press. Another, "Mr Simonelli, or The Fairy Widower," was shortlisted for a World Fantasy Award in 2001.^[2] Many of Clarke's short tales relate to the world of her first novel, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell.^[1] Jean-François Millet Le Semeur (The Sower) Simon & Schuster logo, circa 1961. ... This article is about the city in England. ... This article is about the year. ...

The Decade of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

In 1993, while she still resided in County Durham in a house that over-looked the North Sea, she began writing her first novel, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, which was completed a decade later and published by Bloomsbury in October 2004.^[2] 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.^[3] County Durham is a county in north-east England. ... The North Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean, located between the coasts of Norway and Denmark in the east, the coast of the British Isles in the west, and the German, Dutch, Belgian and French coasts in the south. ... Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell is the award-winning debut novel by British writer Susanna Clarke. ... Bloomsbury Publishing Plc is an independent, London-based publishing house known for literary novels. ... For other uses, see October (disambiguation). ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The finished product, an alternate history fantasy regarding two magicians, was filled with historical detail and copious footnotes that embellished the world.^[3] Alternative history or alternate history can be: A History told from an alternative viewpoint, rather than from the view of imperialist, conqueror, or explorer. ... For other uses, see Fantasy (disambiguation). ...

Current

Clarke resides in Cambridge with her partner, the science fiction novelist and reviewer Colin Greenland, with whom she has lived since 1996.^[2] 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 interested in Childermass and Vinculus and the people basically a bit lower down the social scale and less intrigued by the rich and famous.^[3] Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... Colin Greenland (b. ...

Bibliography

Novels

• Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (2004)

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell is the award-winning debut novel by British writer Susanna Clarke. ...

Short 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"

The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories (ISBN 0-74-758703-5) is a collection of 10 short stories, some of which are set in the same world as Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell. ...

Miscellaneous

• "Stopp’t-Clock Yard" (1996) — short story, printed in The Sandman: Book of Dreams, edited by Neil Gaiman & Ed Kramer
• The Dweller in High Places (2007) — radioplay for BBC Radio 7

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Awards

• 2001 World Fantasy Award (Short Fiction Award, shortlist): "Mr Simonelli, or the Fairy Widower"
• 2004 Guardian First Book Award (shortlist): Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
• 2004 Whitbread Book Award (Best First Novel Award, shortlist): Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
• 2005 British Book Awards (Literary Fiction Award, shortlist): Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
• 2005 British Book Awards (Newcomer of the Year Award): Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
• 2005 Hugo Award (Best Novel Award): Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
• 2005 World Fantasy Award (Best Novel Award): Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

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Notes and references

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See also

• Fictional books in the works of Susanna Clarke

The following is a List of fictional books in the works of Susanna Clarke. ...

External links

• Susanna Clarke's web site
• Susanna Clarke at www.contemporarywriters.com