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John Murray
Known for sharp, funny satire with an offbeat edge, this English novelist writes books that are hard to pin down in the best way. His work moves easily between comedy, social observation, and stranger, more inventive territory.
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The Round-Up: A Romance of Arizona; Novelized from Edmund Day's Melodrama
by John Murray, Edmund Day, Marion Mills Miller
About the author
Born in 1950 in Flimby, Cumberland, John Murray is an English novelist and short story writer known for satirical fiction. He studied Sanskrit at University College, Oxford, a background that hints at the wide-ranging curiosity behind his work.
He has written novels across several decades, and his fiction is often described as comic, eccentric, and difficult to neatly categorize. In 1984 he founded the fiction magazine Panurge with fellow author David Almond, and he edited it until 1996.
Murray has also been recognized for his short fiction, including winning the Dylan Thomas Award for short stories in 1988. For listeners who enjoy literary voices that are witty, unconventional, and a little unpredictable, his work has a distinctive appeal.